Enzymatic profile of Cryptococcus neoformans strains by using the APIZYM system

Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 136-140

  Leone, Roberta ^a   Buonomo, Santina ^a   Nakamura, Kenjirou ^b   Aoki, Shigeli ^b   Vidotto, Valerio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b NIPPON DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

AIDS; Cryptococcosis; Cryptococcus neoformans; Enzymatic activity; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0343395718     PISSN: 11301406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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