Identification of clinically relevant yeasts by PCR/RFLP

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 201-211

  Trost, Anja ^a,b   Graf, Barbara ^a   Eucker, Jan ^b   Sezer, Orhan ^b   Possinger, Kurt ^b   Göbel, Ulf B ^a   Adam, Thomas ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Candida species; PCR products; Yeasts

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CLEAVAGE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; YEAST;

CANDIDA;

EID: 1642482664     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2003.10.007     Document Type: Article

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