Isolation of a Cryptococcus neoformans serotype A MATa strain from the Italian environment

Medical Mycology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 383-386

  Viviani, M A ^a   Esposto, M C ^a   Cogliati, M ^a   Montagna, M T ^a   Wickes, B L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus neoformans; Mating type; Serotype A

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BASIDIOMYCETES; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EXPERIMENT; FERTILITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; HAPLOIDY; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; ITALY; MATING TYPE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0035157674     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/714031049     Document Type: Article

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