Pathogenicity of Ochroconis gallopava isolated from hot springs in Japan and a review of published reports

Mycopathologia

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 135-147

  Yarita, Kyoko ^a   Sano, Ayako ^a   Murata, Yoshiteru ^a   Takayama, Akiko ^a   Takahashi, Yoko ^a   Takahashi, Hideo ^a   Yaguchi, Takashi ^a   Ohori, Akira ^a   Kamei, Katsuhiko ^a   Miyaji, Makoto ^a   Nishimura, Kazuko ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hot spring; Ochroconis gallopava; Pathogenicity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ASCOMYCETES; DRUG EFFECT; FUNGAL GENE; GENETICS; HEAT; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; JAPAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; MYCOSIS; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; ASCOMYCOTA; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; HEAT; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MICE; MYCOSES; VIRULENCE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

MUS; OCHROCONIS GALLOPAVA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 34547640026     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-007-9034-7     Document Type: Review

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