Interstrain variability in the virulence of Aspergillus fumigatus and Aspergillus terreus in a Toll-deficient Drosophila fly model of invasive aspergillosis

Medical Mycology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 310-317

  Ben Ami, Ronen ^a   Lamaris, Gregory A ^a   Lewis, Russell E ^a,b   Kontoyiannis, Dimitrios P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Drosophila; Variability; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; CLADISTICS; DROSOPHILA; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; GENOTYPE; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; LOG RANK TEST; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS;

EID: 76649115615     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13693780903148346     Document Type: Article

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