Multilocus sequence typing of the pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1469-1477

  Bain, J M ^a   Tavanti, A ^b   Davidson, A D ^a   Jacobsen, M D ^a   Shaw, D ^a   Gow, N A R ^a   Odds, F C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; MAT1 1 PROTEIN; MAT1 2 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MATING TYPE; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM REPEAT;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, FUNGAL; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; PHYLOGENY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGI;

EID: 34248545008     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00064-07     Document Type: Article

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