Potential utility of random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and restriction endonuclease assay (REA) as typing systems for Madurella mycetomatis

Current Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-5

  Lopes, Maria M ^a   Freitas, Graciete ^a   Boiron, Patrick ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MEDICINES IMED ULISBOA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; MADURELLA; MYCETOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; REPRODUCIBILITY; TISSUE TYPING;

DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; DNA, FUNGAL; HUMANS; MADURELLA; MADUROMYCOSIS; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MADURELLA; MADURELLA MYCETOMATIS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0033991305     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002849910001     Document Type: Article

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