Identification of dermatophyte species by 28S ribosomal DNA sequencing with a commercial kit

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 826-830

  Ninet, Béatrice ^a   Jan, Isabelle ^a   Bontems, Olympia ^b   Léchenne, Barbara ^b   Jousson, Olivier ^b   Panizzon, Renato ^b   Lew, Daniel ^a   Monod, Michel ^b  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHYTE; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TAXON; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES;

ANIMALS; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; BASE SEQUENCE; CATS; DNA, FUNGAL; DOGS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 28S; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; FUNGI; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 0037314388     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.2.826-830.2003     Document Type: Article

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