Mating type and invasiveness are significantly associated in Aspergillus fumigatus

Medical Mycology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 273-277

  Alvarez Perez, Sergio ^a   Blanco, Jose L ^a   Alba, Patricia ^a   Garcia, Marta E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; Elastase Activity Index; Invasiveness; Mating type

Indexed keywords

ELASTASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGAL REPRODUCTION; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; MATING TYPE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CLEISTOTHECIA; FUNGI;

EID: 76649107369     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13693780903095414     Document Type: Article

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