Evaluation of two PCR methodologies for the detection of Aspergillus DNA

Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 209-212

  Cruzado, Mar ^a   Blanco, José L ^a   Durán, Consuelo ^a   Andrino, Marta ^a   García, Marta E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Cross reactions; DNA; PCR; Sera

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DNA DETERMINATION; EVALUATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; CROSS REACTIONS; DNA, FUNGAL; FUNGI; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

EID: 12944300326     PISSN: 11301406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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