Non-dermatophyte moulds as skin and nail foot mycosis agents: Phoma herbarum, Chaetomium globosum and Microascus cinereus

Fungal Biology

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 345-349

  Tullio, Vivian ^a   Banche, Giuliana ^a   Allizond, Valeria ^a   Roana, Janira ^a   Mandras, Narcisa ^a   Scalas, Daniela ^a   Panzone, Michele ^b   Cervetti, Ornella ^b   Valle, Sergio ^c   Carlone, Nicola ^a   Cuffini, Anna Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Dermatological Clinic II   (Italy)

^c Alba Bra Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Environmental fungi; Foot dermatomycoses; Immunocompetent subjects

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ANTIBIOTICS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; GROWTH RATE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LIMB; MICROSCOPY; SKIN DISORDER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; CASE REPORT; CLASSIFICATION; DERMATOMYCOSIS; FEMALE; FUNGUS; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NAIL; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN;

ADULT; ASCOMYCOTA; DERMATOMYCOSES; FEMALE; FUNGI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NAILS; SKIN;

CHAETOMIUM; CHAETOMIUM GLOBOSUM; FUNGI; MICROASCUS; MICROASCUS CINEREUS; PHOMA HERBARUM;

EID: 77950568113     PISSN: 18786146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2010.02.003     Document Type: Article

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