Experience with the MicroSeq D2 Large-Subunit Ribosomal DNA Sequencing Kit for Identification of Commonly Encountered, Clinically Important Yeast Species

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 5099-5102

  Hall, Leslie ^a   Wohlfiel, Sherri ^a   Roberts, Glenn D ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILOBASIDIUM; RIBOSOME DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREASE;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; DEVICE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; KLOECKERA; MALASSEZIA; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PICHIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOTORULA; SCORING SYSTEM; SPORIDIOBOLUS; TRICHOSPORON; YEAST; ZYGOSACCHAROMYCES;

BASE SEQUENCE; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; HUMANS; MALASSEZIA; MYCOSES; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRICHOSPORON; YEASTS;

BIKINIA LE-TESTUI; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; FILOBASIDIUM; FUNGI; KLOECKERA; MALASSEZIA; PICHIA; SPORIDIOBOLUS; ZYGOSACCHAROMYCES;

EID: 0242509128     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.11.5099-5102.2003     Document Type: Article

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