Development of a fungus-specific PCR assay for detecting low-level fungi in an indoor environment

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 339-348

  Zhou, G ^a,b   Whong, W Z ^a   Ong, T ^a   Chen, B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

18 S rRNA; Fungus specific primer; Indoor air quality; Indoor fungi; PCR

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALTERNARIA; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASTHMA; CANDIDA; CHEMICAL REACTION; CLADOSPORIUM; DNA DETERMINATION; FUNGUS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; PENICILLIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034532960     PISSN: 08908508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcpr.2000.0324     Document Type: Article

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