Using aCGH to study instraspecific genetic variability in two pathogenic molds, Aspergillus fumigatus and Aspergillus

Medical Mycology

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Fedorova, Natalie D ^a   Harris, Stephanie ^a   Chen, Dan ^a   Denning, David W ^b   Yu, Jiujiang ^c   Cotty, Peter J ^c,d   Nierman, William C ^a,e  

^a J CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^e GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Array CGH; Aspergillus; Heterokaryon incompatibility; Mating type; PCD

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; MATING TYPE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FUNGAL DNA;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASEXUAL SPORE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGAL GENOME; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; POLYMORPHIC LOCUS; TELOMERE; FUNGAL GENE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HUMAN; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; DNA, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; HUMANS; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 67651123299     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780802354029     Document Type: Article

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