Detection of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii in honeybee (Apis mellifera) colonies

Mycoses

Volumn 47, Issue 9-10, 2004, Pages 431-434

  Ergin, Çaǧri ^a   Ilkit, M ^b   Kaftanoglu O ^b  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Beehive; Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii; Ecology; Honey bee

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; CANOPY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUCALYPTUS; FLOWERING; FOREST; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HONEYBEE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BEES; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; EUCALYPTUS;

APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS VAR. GRUBII; EUCALYPTUS; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 7944222173     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2004.01018.x     Document Type: Article

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