Sequence-based identification of filamentous basidiomycetous fungi from clinical specimens: A cautionary note

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 741-752

  Romanelli, Anna M ^a   Sutton, Deanna A ^a   Thompson, Elizabeth H ^a   Rinaldi, Michael G ^a   Wickes, Brian L ^a  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; BASIDIOMYCETES; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOSES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI;

EID: 77749298797     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01948-09     Document Type: Article

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