Aspergillus species identification in the clinical setting

Studies in Mycology

Volumn 59, Issue , 2007, Pages 39-46

  Balajee, S A ^a   Houbraken, J ^b   Verweij, P E ^c   Hong, S B ^d   Yaghuchi, T ^e   Varga, J ^b,f   Samson, R A ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d National Institute of Agricultural Science   (South Korea)

^e CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Emericella; Molecular phytogeny; Pathogenic aspergilli; Polyphasic taxonomy; Section Aspergillus section Terrei; Section Usti

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA;

EID: 38549113564     PISSN: 01660616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3114/sim.2007.59.05     Document Type: Conference Paper

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