DNA base alignment and taxonomic study of genus Malassezia based upon partial sequences of mitochondrial large subunit ribosomal RNA gene

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 475-478

  Yamada, Yohko ^a   Makimura, Koichi ^b   Ueda, Kumiko ^b   Nishiyama, Yayoi ^b   Uchida, Katsuhisa ^b   Yamaguchi, Hideyo ^b   Osumi, Masako ^a  

^a JAPAN WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Malassezia species; Mitochondrial gene

Indexed keywords

DNA BASE; LARGE SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL RNA; MITOCHONDRIAL RNA;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; MALASSEZIA; MITOCHONDRIAL GENETICS; MITOCHONDRIAL LARGE SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL RNA GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA GENE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TAXONOMY;

FUNGI; MALASSEZIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0037633012     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2003.tb03373.x     Document Type: Article

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