A simple polymerase chain reaction/restriction fragment length polymorphism assay capable of identifying medically relevant filamentous fungi

Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-27

  Dean, Timothy R ^a   Kohan, Michael ^a   Betancourt, Doris ^a   Menetrez, Marc Y ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Filamentous fungi; Fungal identification; PCR; RFLP; Stachybotrys chartarum

Indexed keywords

ENZYME KINETICS; FUNGI;

FILAMENTOUS FUNGI; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM ASSAYS; RESTRICTION FRACTION LENGTH POLYMORPHISM (RFLP);

BIOASSAY;

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CLADOSPORIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STACHYBOTRYS;

ASPERGILLUS; CLADOSPORIUM; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; STACHYBOTRYS; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM;

EID: 23944480585     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/mb:31:1:021     Document Type: Article

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