A survey on distribution and toxigenicity of Aspergillus flavus from indoor and outdoor hospital environments

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 527-534

  Sepahvand, Asghar ^a   Shams Ghahfarokhi, Masoomeh ^a   Allameh, Abdolamir ^a   Jahanshiri, Zahra ^a   Jamali, Mojdeh ^b   Razzaghi Abyaneh, Mehdi ^b  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYCOTOXIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; IRAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS; IRAN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOTOXINS; PHYLOGENY; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS;

EID: 84855356702     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12223-011-0078-1     Document Type: Article

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