Virulence of Sporothrix luriei in a Murine Model of Disseminated Infection

Mycopathologia

Volumn 173, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 245-249

  Fernandez Silva F ^a   Capilla, J ^b   Mayayo, E ^a   Guarro, J ^b  

^a INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIÓ SANITÀRIA PERE VIRGILI IISPV   (Spain)

^b FACULTAT DE MEDICINA I CIÈNCIES DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Animal models; Histopathology; S. luriei; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE MODEL; HUMAN; LIVER; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPOROTHRIX; SPOROTRICHOSIS; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MICE; SPOROTHRIX; SPOROTRICHOSIS; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; MURINAE; MUS; SPOROTHRIX;

EID: 84857907073     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-011-9506-7     Document Type: Article

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