Phenotypic characterization and ecological features of Coccidioides spp. from Northeast Brazil

Medical Mycology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 631-639

  Cordeiro, R A ^a,b   Brilhante, R S N ^a   Rocha, M F G ^a,b   Fechine, M A B ^a   Camara, L M C ^a   Camargo, Z P ^c   Sidrim, J J C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Coccidioides spp; Ecology; Northeast Brazil; Phenotype; Physiology

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; CAFFEIC ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; HISTIDINE; NICOTINIC ACID; PHENOL; POLYOL; POLYSORBATE 20; POLYSORBATE 60; POLYSORBATE 80; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UREASE;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARMADILLO; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COCCIDIOIDES; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ECOLOGY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FUNGAL METABOLISM; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GROWTH RATE; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; ORGANISM COLONY; PH; PHENOTYPE; SOIL; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; ARMADILLOS; BRAZIL; COCCIDIOIDES; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; PHENOTYPE; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

ARMADILLO; COCCIDIOIDES; DASYPODIDAE; FUNGI;

EID: 33750442513     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780600876546     Document Type: Article

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