Restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of ribosomal DNA intergenic regions is useful for differentiating strains of Trichophyton mentagrophytes

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 4583-4588

  Mochizuki, Takashi ^a   Ishizaki, Hiroshi ^a   Barton, Richard C ^b   Moore, Mary K ^c   Jackson, Colin J ^d   Kelly, Steven L ^d   Evans, E Glyn V ^e  

^a KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e Public Health Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; RIBOSOME DNA; SPACER DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA PROBE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES;

ANIMALS; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; HUMANS; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; FUNGI; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 0141992998     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.10.4583-4588.2003     Document Type: Article

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