Molecular taxonomy and ecology of Pseudallescheria, Petriella and Scedosporium prolificans (Microascaceae) containing opportunistic agents on humans

Mycological Research

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 151-160

  Rainer, Johannes ^a   De Hoog, G Sybren ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ascomycota; Medical mycology; Mycetoma; Mycoses; Ostiole significance

Indexed keywords

DNA; FUNGUS; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY;

ASCOMYCOTA; MICROASCACEAE; PETRIELLA; PSEUDALLESCHERIA; PSEUDALLESCHERIA BOYDII; SCEDOSPORIUM; SCEDOSPORIUM PROLIFICANS;

FUNGAL DNA; RIBOSOME RNA; SPACER DNA;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCEDOSPORIUM; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, INTERGENIC; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDALLESCHERIA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SCEDOSPORIUM; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EID: 33646344992     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: 14698102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycres.2005.08.003     Document Type: Article

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