The importance of molecular analyses for understanding the genetic diversity of Histoplasma capsulatum: An overview

Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 11-15

  Vite Garín, Tania ^a   Estrada Bárcenas, Daniel Alfonso ^b   Cifuentes, Joaquín ^c   Taylor, Maria Lucia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Histoplasma capsulatum; Molecular tools; Multi locus analyses

Indexed keywords

ANÁLISIS MULTI-LOCI; DIVERSIDAD GENÉTICA; GENETIC DIVERSITY; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM; INSTRUMENTOS MOLECULARES; MOLECULAR TOOLS; MULTI-LOCUS ANALYSES;

ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; DNA, FUNGAL; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUES; HISTOPLASMA; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMANS; MEXICO; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; MYCOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84893713382     PISSN: 11301406     EISSN: 21739188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.riam.2013.09.013     Document Type: Short Survey

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