Molecular approaches to the study of dermatophytes

Medical Mycology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 329-336

  Kac, G ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^b HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

Author keywords

Dermatophytes; Molecular markers; Phylogenyl; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CHITIN SYNTHASE; DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

DERMATOMYCOSIS; DERMATOPHYTE; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC MARKER; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVIEW; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY; TINEA CAPITIS; TINEA CORPORIS;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; EPIDERMOPHYTON; FUNGI; MICROSPORUM; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 0033792160     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/mmy.38.5.329.336     Document Type: Review

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