Vertebrate endothermy restricts most fungi as potential pathogens

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 200, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1623-1626

  Robert, Vincent A ^a   Casadevall, Arturo ^b,c  

^a CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^b Division of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENDOTHERMY; FEVER; FUNGAL STRAIN; HEAT TOLERANCE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HOMEOTHERMIA; INSECT; MAMMAL; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; VERTEBRATE; ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; FUNGUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; FUNGI; HUMANS; MAMMALS; MYCOSES; PLANTS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 70449723683     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/644642     Document Type: Article

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