Isolation, characterization, and antifungal susceptibility of melanin-deficient mutants of Scedosporium prolificans

Current Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 228-232

  Ruiz Díez, Beatriz ^a,c   Martínez Suárez, Joaquín V ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b INIA   (Spain)

^c MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; MELANIN;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; FUNGUS ISOLATION; MELANIN DEFICIENCY; MELANOGENESIS; METABOLIC DISORDER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCEDOSPORIUM; SCEDOSPORIUM PROLIFICANS; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; SCEDOSPORIUM PROLIFICANS;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; MELANINS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; SCEDOSPORIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0038182635     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-002-3858-7     Document Type: Article

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