Genetic identification of Candida species in HIV-positive patients using the polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of its DNA

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 401-406

  Irobi, J ^a   Schoofs, A ^b   Goossens, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bead beater; Genetic variation; Identification of Candida species; Internal transcribed spacer region of the ribosomal DNA; Polymerase chain reaction; Restriction fragment length polymorphism

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA GUILLIERMONDII; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; DNA DETERMINATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0033382770     PISSN: 08908508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcpr.1999.0266     Document Type: Article

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