A specific PCR assay for the dermatophyte fungus Microsporum canis

Medical Mycology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 215-219

  Liu, D ^a,b   Pearce, L ^b   Lilley, G ^b   Coloe, S ^a   Baird, R ^a   Pedersen, J ^a  

^a MELBOURNE PATHOLOGY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dermatophyte; Microsporum canis; PCR

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; DERMATOPHYTE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA PURIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENOME; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

MICROSPORUM CANIS;

EID: 0035027174     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/mmy.39.2.215.219     Document Type: Article

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