Rapid identification of Candida species by DNA fingerprinting with PCR

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 615-621

  Thanos, M ^a   Schonian G ^a,d   Meyer, W ^b,c   Schweynoch, C ^a   Graser Y ^a   Mitchell, T G ^b   Presber, W ^a   Tietz, H J ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030022140     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.3.615-621.1996     Document Type: Article

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