PCR identification of Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. interdigitale and T. mentagrophytes var. mentagrophytes dermatophytes with a random primer

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1043-1046

  Liu, D ^a   Coloe, S ^a   Baird, R ^a   Pedersen, J ^a  

^a MELBOURNE PATHOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DERMATOPHYTE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES;

EID: 0030867112     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-46-12-1043     Document Type: Article

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