Erratum: Ecological niche of cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii and cryptococcus gattii in decaying wood of trunk hollows of living trees in jabalpur city of central India (Mycopathologia (2007) 164 (159-170) DOI: 10.1007/s11046-007-9039-2);Ecological niche of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii and Cryptococcus gattii in decaying wood of trunk hollows of living trees in Jabalpur City of Central India

Mycopathologia

Volumn 164, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 159-170

  Grover, N ^a   Nawange, Shesh Rao ^a   Naidu, J ^b   Singh, S M ^a,c   Sharma, Archana ^a  

^a RANI DURGAVATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b GOVERNMENT SCIENCE COLLEGE   (India)

^c Pavitra Apartments   (India)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus gattii; Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii; Natural habitat decaying wood

Indexed keywords

CASSIA FISTULA; CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS VAR. GRUBII; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FISTULA; MANGIFERA INDICA; SENNA; SYZYGIUM CUMINI; TAMARINDUS INDICA; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA ARJUNA;

EID: 34548593341     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-009-9203-y     Document Type: Erratum

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