Isolation of Cokeromyces recurvatus, initially misidentified as Coccidioides immitis, from peritoneal fluid in a cat with jejunal perforation

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 372-378

  Nielsen, Cheri ^a   Sutton, Deanna A ^b   Matise, Ilze ^a   Kirchhof, Nicole ^a   Libal, Melissa C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Coccidioides; Cokeromyces recurvatus; Mycology general; Zygomycetes

Indexed keywords

COCCIDIOIDES; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS; COKEROMYCES RECURVATUS; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; ZYGOMYCETES;

EID: 22344453014     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870501700413     Document Type: Article

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