Antifungal susceptibility and genotypical pattern of Microsporum canis strains

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 507-510

  Brilhante, R S N ^a,b   Cordeiro, R A ^a,b   Medrano, D J A ^b   Monteiro, A J ^b   Sidrim, J J C ^b   Rocha, M F G ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antifungal susceptibility testing; Microsporum canis; RAPD

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DNA; TISSUE;

ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING; GENOTYPICAL PATTERN; MICROSPORUM CANIS; RAPD;

FUNGI;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; GRISEOFULVIN; ITRACONAZOLE; KERATIN; KETOCONAZOLE;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CAT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DERMATOPHYTE; DILUTION; DOG; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENOTYPE; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BRAZIL; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DERMATOMYCOSES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GENOME, FUNGAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSPORUM; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FUNGI; MICROSPORUM CANIS;

EID: 27844542552     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w05-024     Document Type: Article

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