Molecular typing and in-vitro activity of azoles against clinical isolates of Aspergillus fumigatus and A. niger in Japan

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 483-486

  Asano, Moe ^a   Kano, Rui ^a   Makimura, Koichi ^b   Hasegawa, Atsuhiko ^b   Kamata, Hiroshi ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antifungal susceptibility; Aspergillus; E test; Molecular identification; Point mutation of 14 demethylase gene

Indexed keywords

BETA TUBULIN; ITRACONAZOLE; POSACONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

14 ALPHA DEMETHYLASE GENE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; EPSILOMETER TEST; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; IN VITRO STUDY; JAPAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 80052849433     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: 14377780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-010-0202-1     Document Type: Article

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