Serotype AD strains of Cryptococcus neoformans are diploid or aneuploid and are heterozygous at the mating-type locus

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 115-122

  Lengeler, K B ^a   Cox, G M ^a   Heitman, J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DIPLOIDY; MATING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANEUPLOIDY; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DIPLOIDY; HETEROZYGOTE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPING; SPORES, BACTERIAL; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0035172346     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.1.115-122.2001     Document Type: Article

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