Emmonsia crescens infection in a British water vole (Arvicola terrestris)

Medical Mycology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 375-378

  Chantrey, Julian C ^a   Borman, Andrew M ^b   Johnson, Elizabeth M ^b   Kipar, Anja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adiaspores; Emmonsia crescens; Infection; Water vole

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; FUNGAL DNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARNIVORE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA SEQUENCE; EMMONSIA CRESCENS; FEMALE; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS SPORE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; ONYGENALES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; CHRYSOSPORIUM; ENGLAND; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MYCOSES; SPORES, FUNGAL;

ANIMALIA; ARVICOLA TERRESTRIS; EMMONSIA CRESCENS; FUNGI; MICROTUS RICHARDSONI; ONYGENALES;

EID: 33745244131     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780500354222     Document Type: Article

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