Use of the Coccidioides posadasii Δchs5 strain for quality control in the ACCUPROBE culture identification test for Coccidioides immitis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 4250-4251

  McGinnis, Michael R ^a   Smith, Michael B ^a   Hinson, Elizabeth ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REAGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COCCIDIOIDES; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS; COCCIDIOIDES POSADASII; CONTROLLED STUDY; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION;

COCCIDIOIDES; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS; COCCIDIOIDES POSADASII;

ANIMALS; COCCIDIOIDES; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 33750961831     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01265-06     Document Type: Article

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