Molecular analysis of CAP59 gene sequences from five serotypes of Cryptococcus neoformans

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 992-995

  Nakamura, Yuka ^a   Kano, Rui ^b   Watanabe, Shinichi ^a   Hasegawa, Atsuhiko ^b  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; FUNGAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FUNGUS CULTURE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE;

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI;

EID: 0034049469     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.3.992-995.2000     Document Type: Article

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