Strain differentiation of trichophyton rubrum by random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD)

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 339-341

  Baeza, Lilian Cristiane ^a   Mendes Giannini, Maria José Scares ^a,b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Molecular typing; RAPD; Trichophyton rubrum

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DERMATOMYCOSIS; FUNGAL STRAIN; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; RELAPSE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 11144237958     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652004000600008     Document Type: Article

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