A rapid method for detecting and distinguishing clinically important yeasts by heteroduplex mobility assays (HMAs)

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 251-255

  Olicio, R ^a,b   Almeida, C A S ^a   Seuanez H N ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CÂNCER   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

HMA; PCR; Yeast identification

Indexed keywords

HETERODUPLEX; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GUILLIERMONDII; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDIASIS; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HANSENULA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORULOPSIS GLABRATA; YEAST;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; FUNGI; PICHIA; PICHIA ANOMALA; PICHIA GUILLIERMONDII; TORULOPSIS;

EID: 0032793084     PISSN: 08908508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcpr.1999.0245     Document Type: Article

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