Aspergillus lentulus sp. nov., a new sibling species of A. fumigatus

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 625-632

  Balajee, S Arunmozhi ^a   Gribskov, Jennifer L ^a   Hanley, Edward ^a   Nickle, David ^a   Marr, Kieren A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; DNA, FUNGAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, FUNGAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS SP.;

EID: 15244342076     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.4.3.625-632.2005     Document Type: Article

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