Characterization of multiple isolates of Aspergillus fumigatus from patients: Genotype, mating type and invasiveness

Medical Mycology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 601-608

  Alvarez Perez, Sergio ^a   Garcia, Marta E ^a   Bouza, Emilio ^b,c   Pelaez, Teresa ^b   Blanco, Jose L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigates; Mating type; Microsatellite; Polyclonal infections; RAPD

Indexed keywords

ELASTASE; ELASTIN; FUNGAL DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; INCUBATION TIME; MATING TYPE; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NONHUMAN; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA;

ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; PANCREATIC ELASTASE; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS;

EID: 70849123186     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780802380537     Document Type: Article

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