Identification of putative sequence specific PCR primers for detection of the toxigenic fungal species Stachybotrys chartarum

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 387-396

  Haugland, R A ^a   Heckman, J L ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Internal transcribed spacer; PCR; Phylogenetic analysis; Primer analysis; Ribosomal RNA; Stachybotrys

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL RNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HYPHOMYCETES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032420067     PISSN: 08908508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcpr.1998.0197     Document Type: Article

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