Identification of medically important yeasts using PCR-based detection of DNA sequence polymorphisms in the internal transcribed spacer 2 region of the rRNA genes

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2302-2310

  Chen, Y C ^a   Eisner, J D ^a   Kattar, M M ^a   Rassoulian Barrett, S L ^a   LaFe, K ^a   Yarfitz, S L ^a   Limaye, A P ^a   Cookson, B T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOTORULA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; YEAST;

CANDIDA; RHODOTORULA;

EID: 0034130743     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/.38.6.2302-2310.2000     Document Type: Article

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