Use of microsatellite markers and gene dosage to quantify gene copy numbers in Candida albicans

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1387-1389

  Costa, J M ^a,b   Eloy, O ^c   Botterel, F ^a   Janbon, G ^d   Bretagne, S ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b AMERICAN HOSPITAL OF PARIS   (France)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE VERSAILLES   (France)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DOSAGE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE NUMBER; HETEROZYGOSITY; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; GENE DOSAGE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 14944374178     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.3.1387-1389.2005     Document Type: Article

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