Distribution of Candida albicans genotypes among family members

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-25

  Mehta, Satish K ^a   Stevens, David A ^a   Mishra, Saroj K ^a   Feroze, Farhana ^a   Pierson, Duane L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FAMILY STUDY; FECES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MOUTHWASH; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SCREENING; TECHNIQUE;

NASA CENTER JSC; NASA DISCIPLINE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH;

ADULT; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE ECORI; DNA, FUNGAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FAMILY HEALTH; FECES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032912443     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(98)00100-X     Document Type: Article

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