Protothecosis. A pseudofungal infection

Journal de Mycologie Medicale

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 261-270

  Jagielski, T ^a   Lagneau, P E ^b  

^a NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b Regional Association for Health and Animal Identification   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Algae; Fungi; Prototheca; Protothecosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; BACITRACIN; BETA LACTAM; CLOTRIMAZOLE; CRYSTAL VIOLET; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUCYTOSINE; GENTAMICIN; GRISEOFULVIN; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; POLYMYXIN B; POTASSIUM IODIDE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

CHEMOTAXONOMY; CHLORELLA; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIFE CYCLE; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOINFECTION; REVIEW; SKIN INFECTION;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; AUXENOCHLORELLA PROTOTHECOIDES; FUNGI; MAMMALIA; PROTOTHECA; PROTOTHECA WICKERHAMII; PROTOTHECA ZOPFII;

EID: 36849016370     PISSN: 11565233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2007.08.003     Document Type: Review

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