Genetic diversity among Trichophyton mentagrophytes isolates using random amplified polymorphic DNA method

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 140, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 839-844

  Kac, G ^a   Bougnoux, M E ^b   Feuilhade de Chauvin, M ^a   Sene, S ^c   Derouin, F ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL AMBROISE PARÉ   (France)

^c IDM Research Laboratory   (France)

Author keywords

Dermatophytes; Genetic diversity; Molecular markers; Random amplified polymorphic DNA method; Trichophyton mentagrophytes

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; DERMATOMYCOSIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES;

AFRICA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, FUNGAL; EUROPE; HUMANS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; SOUTH AMERICA; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0032965748     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1999.02812.x     Document Type: Article

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