Phenotypic switching and genetic diversity of Cryptococcus neoformans

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 2060-2064

  Sukroongreung, S ^a   Lim, S ^a   Tantimavanich, S ^a   Eampokalap, B ^a   Carter, D ^a   Nilakul, C ^a   Kulkeratiyut, S ^a   Tansuphaswadikul, S ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; KARYOTYPING; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, FUNGAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI; GUIZOTIA ABYSSINICA;

EID: 0035013690     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.6.2060-2064.2001     Document Type: Article

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