Association between fertility and molecular sub-type of global isolates of Cryptococcus gattii molecular type VGII

Medical Mycology

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 665-673

  Ngamskulrungroj, Popchai ^a,b,c   Sorrell, Tania ^b   Chindamporn, Ariya ^d   Chaiprasert, Angkana ^c   Poonwan, Natthiwan ^e   Meyer, Wieland ^a,b  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus gattii; Fertility; Mating; VGII

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BASIDIOSPORE; CANADA; CONGENIC STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGAL REPRODUCTION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; MATING; NONHUMAN; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPOROGENESIS;

CRYPTOCOCCUS; FERTILITY; GENES, MATING TYPE, FUNGAL; GEOGRAPHY; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES;

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII; MUS;

EID: 55149103987     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780802210734     Document Type: Article

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