Molecular subtyping of clinical isolates of Candida albicans and identification of Candida dubliniensis in Malaysia

Mycopathologia

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 325-329

  Tay, S T ^a   Chai, H C ^a   Na, S L ^a   Ng, K P ^a   Soo Hoo, T S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Candida dubliniensis; Genotyping; Malaysia; PCR

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL RNA; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 25S;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALAYSIA;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; DNA, FUNGAL; GENOTYPE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; RNA, FUNGAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MALAYA;

EID: 19944393256     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-004-6269-4     Document Type: Article

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