Utility of random amplified polymorphic DNA in the discrimination between Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis;Utilidad de la amplificacion aleatoria de ADN en la diferenciacion de Candida albicans y Candida dubliniensis

Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 10-13

  Alonso Vargas, Rocío ^a   Garaizar, Javier ^a   Pontón, José ^a   Quindós, Guillermo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

C. albicans; C. dubliniensis; DNA; PCR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CANDIDIASIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA;

EID: 0034073582     PISSN: 11301406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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