Molecular typing of Aspergillus fumigatus strains by sequence-specific DNA primer (SSDP) analysis

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 95-102

  Mondon, P ^a   Brenier, M P ^a   Coursange, E ^a   Lebeau, B ^a   Ambroise Thomas, P ^a   Grillot, R ^a  

^a Domaine de la Merci   (France)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; Invasive aspergillosis; Lung transplant; Molecular marker; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; HUMAN; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA;

ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, FUNGAL; HUMANS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031053228     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(96)00110-1     Document Type: Article

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