Polymorphism in the gene coding for the immunodominant antigen gp43 from the pathogenic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 3960-3966

  Morais, F V ^a   Barros, T F ^a   Fukada, M K ^a   Cisalpino, P S ^a   Puccia, R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS ANTIGEN; GLYCOPROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOUTH AMERICAN BLASTOMYCOSIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

FUNGI; MURINAE; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 0034460082     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.11.3960-3966.2000     Document Type: Article

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