Microsatellite analysis of environmental and clinical isolates of the opportunist fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1128-1134

  Rosehart, Kimberly ^a   Richards, Miriam H ^a   Bidochka, Michael J ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANADA; CLONAL VARIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENT; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRULENCE;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS;

EID: 0036908709     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-51-12-1128     Document Type: Article

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