Determination of molecular types and genetic heterogeneity of Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii in Malaysia

Medical Mycology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 617-622

  Tay, S T ^a   Lim, H C ^b   Tajuddin, T H ^a   Rohani, M Y ^c   Hamimah, H ^a   Thong, K L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

C. neoformans; Genetic heterogeneity; Molecular type; PCR fingerprinting pattern; Serotype; URA5 RFLP

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; ENVIRONMENT; FECES; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC SIMILARITY; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; PHYLOGENY;

AVES; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS;

EID: 33750478649     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780600857330     Document Type: Article

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