Difference in FKS1 gene sequences between serotypes A and D of Cryptococcus neoformans

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 4457-4459

  Tanaka, Reiko ^a   Imanishi, Yumi ^a,b   Nishimura, Kazuko ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND EVALUATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; GLUCAN SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FKS1 GENE; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE SEQUENCE; INTRON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE;

BASE SEQUENCE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPING;

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA;

EID: 0041919102     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.9.4457-4459.2003     Document Type: Article

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