Diagnostic methods for species-specific differentiation of dermatophytes;Diagnostiche methoden zur spezies-spezifischen differenzierung unterschiedlicher dermatophyten

Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 123, Issue 16, 1998, Pages 499-503

  Bastert, J ^a   Korting, H C ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DERMATOPHYTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRICHOPHYTON; ANIMAL; ARTHRODERMA; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DERMATOMYCOSIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HAIR; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NAIL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SKIN;

FUNGAL DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMALS; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; CULTURE MEDIA; DERMATOMYCOSES; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; HAIR; HUMANS; NAILS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SKIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 0032540316     PISSN: 00120472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1024001     Document Type: Review

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