Efficacy of Random Amplification of Polymorphic DNA Method to Differentiate Between Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. interdigitale and Trichophyton rubrum

Japanese Journal of Medical Mycology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 97-100

  Mochizuki, Takashi ^a   Uehara, Masami ^a  

^a SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

interdigitale; Random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD); Trichophyton mentagrophytes var; Trichophyton rubrum

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344707119     PISSN: 09164804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3314/jjmm.37.97     Document Type: Article

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