III. Typing methods to approach Pneumocystis carinii genetic heterogeneity

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 27-35

  Hauser, Philippe M ^a   Blanc, Dominique S ^a   Bille, Jacques ^a   Francioli, Patrick ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

DNA sequence analysis; Genetic heterogeneity; Karyotyping; Molecular typing; Pneumocystis carinii; Polymerase chain reaction; Single strand conformation polymorphism; Type specific oligonucleotide

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA SEQUENCE; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; KARYOTYPING; NONHUMAN; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; TECHNIQUE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; PNEUMOCYSTIS; REVIEW;

FUNGAL DNA;

DNA, FUNGAL; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; KARYOTYPING; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; PNEUMOCYSTIS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0032148371     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(98)00053-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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