A case of infection caused by the basidiomycete Phellinus undulatus

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 256-258

  Williamson, Deborah ^a   Pandey, Sushil ^a   Taylor, Susan ^b   Rogers, Karen ^a   Storey, Louanne ^b   Marshall, Mark R ^b   Holland, David ^b  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASIDIOMYCETES; CASE REPORT; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOCYST; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS;

EID: 79251518967     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.025569-0     Document Type: Article

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