Pathogenicity of the Chrysosporium anamorph of Nannizziopsis vriesii for veiled chameleons (Chamaeleo calyptratus)

Medical Mycology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-31

  Pare J A ^a   Coyle, K A ^a   Sigler, L ^b   Maas III, A K ^c   Mitchell, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c St Francis Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Chamaeleo calyptratus; Chrysosporium anamorph of Nannizziopsis vriesii; Dermatomycosis; Fungus; Mycosis; Reptiles; Veiled chameleon

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHRYSOSPORIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DERMATOMYCOSIS; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; INFECTION RISK; LIZARD; NONHUMAN; SKIN BIOPSY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; CHRYSOSPORIUM; DERMATOMYCOSES; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LIZARDS; SKIN; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; CHAMAELEO CALYPTRATUS; CHAMAELEONIDAE; CHRYSOSPORIUM; FUNGI; NANNIZZIOPSIS VRIESII; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 31344442233     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780500165461     Document Type: Article

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