Aspergillus novoparasiticus: A new clinical species of the section Flavi

Medical Mycology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 152-160

  Gonçalves, Sarah S ^a   Stchigel, Alberto M ^b   Cano, Josep F ^b   Godoy Martinez, Patricio C ^c   Colombo, Arnaldo L ^a   Guarro, Josep ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

A. novoparasiticus; Aflatoxin; amdS; Aspergillus parasiticus; Fungal taxonomy; Molecular identification; omtS

Indexed keywords

ACETAMIDASE; AFLATOXIN; AFLATOXIN B1; AFLATOXIN B2; AFLATOXIN G1; AFLATOXIN G2; ASPERGILLIC ACID; CARBON; CARBOXYLIC ACID; FUNGAL ENZYME; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; METHYLTRANSFERASE; NITROGEN; RIBOSOME DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NOVOPARASITICUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; CLADISTICS; CONIDIUM; FUNGAL GENE; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY;

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; DNA, FUNGAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS;

EID: 84855860368     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13693786.2011.593564     Document Type: Article

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