Molecular taxonomy and identification of pathogenic fungi based on DNA sequence analysis

Japanese Journal of Medical Mycology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 55-58

  Sugita, Takashi ^a   Nishikawa, Akemi ^a  

^a MEIJI PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

DNA sequence analysis; Identification; Taxonony

Indexed keywords

D1 D2 26S RIBOSOME DNA; DNA 26S; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOSOME RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALASSEZIA FURFUR; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MOLECULAR TAXONOMY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; REVIEW; RNA GENE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY; TRICHOSPORON ASAHII; TRICHOSPORON CUTANEUM;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; FUNGI; MALASSEZIA FURFUR; TRICHOSPORON ASAHII; TRICHOSPORON CUTANEUM;

EID: 2442642555     PISSN: 09164804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3314/jjmm.45.55     Document Type: Review

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