Identification and Molecular Analysis of Pathogenic Yeasts in Droppings of Domestic Pigeons in Beijing, China

Mycopathologia

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 203-214

  Wu, Yuan ^a   Du, Peng Cheng ^a   Li, Wen Ge ^a   Lu, Jin Xing ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Internal transcribed sequence; Pathogenic yeast; Pigeon droppings

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CARRIER; DNA SEQUENCE; FECES; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; YEAST;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CHINA; COLUMBIDAE; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; FECES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; YEASTS;

AVES; CANDIDA; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; DEBARYOMYCES; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FILOBASIDIUM; SPORIDIOBOLUS;

EID: 84864284863     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-012-9536-9     Document Type: Article

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