The use of killer sensitivity patterns for biotyping yeast strains: The state of the art, potentialities and limitations

FEMS Yeast Research

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 749-760

  Buzzini, Pietro ^a   Turchetti, Benedetta ^a   Vaughan Martini, Ann E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biotyping; Discriminatory ability; Killer toxin; Yeast

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; MYCOTOXIN;

BIOTYPE; ECOLOGY; EVALUATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; KILLER SENSITIVITY PATTERN; METHODOLOGY; MICROORGANISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; SHORT SURVEY; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; TAXONOMY; YEAST CELL;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; KILLER FACTORS, YEAST; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; MYCOSES; YEASTS;

EID: 34547863495     PISSN: 15671356     EISSN: 15671364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2007.00238.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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