Phenotypic and molecular characterization of Candida nivariensis sp. nov., a possible new opportunistic fungus

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 4107-4111

  Alcoba Flórez, Julia ^a   Méndez Álvarez, Sebastián ^a,b,e   Cano, Josep ^c   Guarro, Josep ^c   Pérez Roth, Eduardo ^a   Del Pilar Arévalo, María ^d  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO NUESTRA SEÑORA DE CANDELARIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^c FACULTAT DE MEDICINA I CIÈNCIES DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^e CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 26S; TREHALOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA NIVARIENSIS; CASE REPORT; COLOR; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL METABOLISM; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA GENE; SPAIN; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

ADULT; AGED; CANDIDA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA GLABRATA; FUNGI;

EID: 23744445171     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.8.4107-4111.2005     Document Type: Article

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