Development and use of complex probes for DNA fingerprinting the infectious fungi

Medical Mycology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-8

  Lockhart, S R ^a   Pujol, C ^a   Joly, S ^a   Soll, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida; Complex probe; DNA fingerprinting; Infectious fungi

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; RIBOSOME DNA;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA PACKAGING; DNA PROBE; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; FUNGI;

EID: 0035129584     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/mmy.39.1.1.8     Document Type: Review

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