RFLP analysis reveals marked geographical isolation between strains of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

Medical Mycology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 437-441

  Nino Vega G A ^a   Calcagno, A M ^a   San Blas, G ^a   San Blas, F ^a   Gooday, G W ^b   Gow, N A R ^b  

^a Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas Centro de Microbiologia y Biologia Celular   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dimorphism; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; RFLP

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; PHYLOGENY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SOUTH AMERICA;

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA, FUNGAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; PARACOCCIDIOIDES; PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SOUTH AFRICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 0034523980     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/mmy.38.6.437.441     Document Type: Article

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