Analysis of Serotype AD Strains from F1 Progenies between Urease-positive- and Negative-strains of Cryptococcus neoformans

Japanese Journal of Medical Mycology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 293-297

  Tanaka, Reiko ^a   Nishimura, Kazuko ^a   Imanishi, Yumi ^a   Takahashi, Ichiro ^a   Hata, Yoko ^a   Miyaji, Makoto ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus neoformans; Mating; Sequencing; Serotype AD; SSCP (single strand conformational polymorphism); Urease

Indexed keywords

UREASE;

ARTICLE; BASIDIOMYCETES; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DIPLOIDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HAPLOIDY; MATING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PLOIDY; PROGENY; SEROTYPE; SEROTYPING; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; YEAST CELL;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI;

EID: 0344010063     PISSN: 09164804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3314/jjmm.44.293     Document Type: Article

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