Mitochondrial DNA restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and 18S small-subunit ribosomal DNA PCR-RFLP analyses of Acanthamoeba isolated from contact lens storage cases of residents in southwestern Korea

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1199-1206

  Kong, Hyun Hee ^a   Shin, Ji Yeol ^a   Yu, Hak Sun ^a   Kim, Jin ^a   Hahn, Tae Won ^a   Hahn, Young Ho ^a   Chung, Dong Il ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA 18S; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ACANTHAMOEBA LUGDUNENSIS; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; KOREA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STORAGE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ANIMALS; CONTACT LENSES; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; KOREA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ACANTHAMOEBA LUGDUNENSIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036209983     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.4.1199-1206.2002     Document Type: Article

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