Dermatophytes, related keratinophilic and opportunistic fungi in indoor dust of houses and hospitals

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 242-246

  Singh, I ^a   Mishra, A ^b   Kushwaha, R K S ^b  

^a DR H S GOUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CHRIST CHURCH COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Dermatophytes; Hospitals; Houses; Keratinophilic fungi

Indexed keywords

ACREMONIUM; ACREMONIUM IMPLICATUM; ACREMONIUM STRICTUM; APHANOASCUS FULVESCENS; ARTHRODERMA SIMII; ARTICLE; CHRYSOSPORIUM INDICUM; CHRYSOSPORIUM PANNICOLA; CHRYSOSPORIUM QUEENSLANDICUM; CHRYSOSPORIUM TROPICUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CTENOMYCES SERRATUS; DERMATOPHYTE; DUST; FUNGUS; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GYMNOASCUS REESSII; HOSPITAL; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; MALBRANCHEA FULVA; MALBRANCHEA FULVUM; MALBRANCHEA PULCHELLA; MICOSPORUM GYPSEUM; MICROSPORUM COOKEI; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PAECILOMYCES LILACINUM; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON TERRESTRE;

EID: 67749089607     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.53207     Document Type: Article

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