Identification of the pathogenic Aspergillus species by nested PCR using a mixture of specific primers to DNA topoisomerase II gene

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 841-848

  Kanbe, Toshio ^a   Yamaki, Kenichi ^b   Kikuchi, Akihiko ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Toyota Kai Medical Corporation Kariya Toyota General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; DNA topoisomerase II gene; Identification; Nested PCR

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING);

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; CANDIDA; GENE AMPLIFICATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PENICILLIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; CANDIDA; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 0036917259     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2002.tb02771.x     Document Type: Article

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