Rapid identification and differentiation of fungal DNA in dermatological specimens by LightCycler PCR

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1207-1214

  Gutzmer, Ralf ^a   Mommert, Susanne ^a   Küttler, Uta ^a   Werfel, Thomas ^a   Kapp, Alexander ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; DERMATOPHYTE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MELTING POINT; MICROSCOPY; MOULD; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKIN DISEASE; YEAST;

DERMATOMYCOSES; DNA, FUNGAL; FUNGI; HUMANS; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 11144221922     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.45779-0     Document Type: Article

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