Heteroduplex Panel Analysis, a Novel Method for Genetic Identification of Aspergillus Section Flavi Strains

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 4084-4090

  Kumeda, Yuko ^a   Asao, Tsutomu ^a  

^a OSAKA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA; RNA 5.8S;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EVALUATION; GENETICS; HETERODUPLEX ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; RNA GENE;

ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; GENES, RRNA; HETERODUPLEX ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 5.8S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0035458410     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.9.4084-4090.2001     Document Type: Article

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