Genetic characterization of morphologically variant strains of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 306-309

  Borba, Cintia De Moraes ^a   Correia, Janaina ^a   Vinhas, Ester ^a   Martins, Albert ^a   Alves, Beatriz Costa Aguiar ^b   Unkles, Sheila ^c   Kinghorn, James Robertson ^c   Lucena Silva, Norma ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FMO; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; RAPD PCR

Indexed keywords

NEUROSPORA CRASSA; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 46749088713     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762008005000013     Document Type: Article

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