TY - JOUR
T1 - Guanine plus cytosine content of the DNA of coccidioides immitis
AU - Pappagianis, Demosthenes
AU - Ornelas, Anthony
AU - Hector, Richard
PY - 1985
Y1 - 1985
N2 - The mole per cent guanine plus cytosine was determined for DNA extracted from Coccidioides immitis to add information pertinent to the taxonomy of this zoopathogenic fungus. Four strains of C. immitis, three in the mycelial phase, one in the spherule/endospore phase yielded guanine plus cytosine in the narrow range of 49·41 to 49·61 mole percent. These values are lower than those for ascomycetes that mimic the arthroconidial form of C. immitis, higher than those for ascomycetous yeasts, but closer to those of transition zone or basidiomycetous yeasts.
AB - The mole per cent guanine plus cytosine was determined for DNA extracted from Coccidioides immitis to add information pertinent to the taxonomy of this zoopathogenic fungus. Four strains of C. immitis, three in the mycelial phase, one in the spherule/endospore phase yielded guanine plus cytosine in the narrow range of 49·41 to 49·61 mole percent. These values are lower than those for ascomycetes that mimic the arthroconidial form of C. immitis, higher than those for ascomycetous yeasts, but closer to those of transition zone or basidiomycetous yeasts.
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U2 - 10.1080/00362178585380661
DO - 10.1080/00362178585380661
M3 - Article
C2 - 4095651
AN - SCOPUS:84907133662
VL - 23
SP - 451
EP - 454
JO - Medical Mycology
JF - Medical Mycology
SN - 1369-3786
IS - 6
ER -