Diagnosis of Dermatophytoses: Conventional Methods and Recent Molecular Biological Methods

Japanese Journal of Medical Mycology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 261-264

  Kawai, Masaaki ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY URAYASU HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; GENOMIC DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ANALYTIC METHOD; CELL VIABILITY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DERMATOPHYTE; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGAL CELL CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; INTRON; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; FUNGI; TINEA;

EID: 0344441309     PISSN: 09164804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3314/jjmm.44.261     Document Type: Review

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