Phylogeny of chrysosporia infecting reptiles: Proposal of the new family Nannizziopsiaceae and five new species

Persoonia: Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi

Volumn 31, Issue , 2013, Pages 86-100

  Stchigel, A M ^a   Sutton, D A ^b   Cano Lira, J F ^a   Cabanes F J ^c   Abarca, L ^c   Tintelnot, K ^d   Wickes, B L ^e   Garcia D ^a   Guarro, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^e TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal infections; Ascomycetes; Chrysosporium; Mycoses; Nannizziopsiaceae; Nannizziopsis; Onygenales; Reptiles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886752147     PISSN: 00315850     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3767/003158513X669698     Document Type: Article

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