Differentiation of the emerging human pathogens Trichosporon asahii and Trichosporon asteroides from other pathogenic yeasts and moulds by using species-specific monoclonal antibodies

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Davies, Genna E ^a   Thornton, Christopher R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRICHOSPORON;

EID: 84894235139     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084789     Document Type: Article

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