Histological and ultrastructural features of gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis

Mycological Research

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 926-930

  Hussein, Mahmoud R ^a   Musalam, Adel O ^b   Assiry, Mubarak H ^b   Eid, Refaat A ^b   El Motawa, Abdel Moneam ^b   Gamel, Abdel Moneam ^b  

^a Assiut University   (Egypt)

^b KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Basidiobolomycosis; Infection; Intestine

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MUCORMYCOSIS; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADOLESCENT; COLON; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; ZYGOMYCOSIS;

AMPHIBIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BASIDIOBOLUS; BASIDIOBOLUS RANARUM; FUNGI; REPTILIA;

EID: 34548508208     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: 14698102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycres.2007.06.009     Document Type: Article

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