Heteroduplex mobility assay of the 26S rDNA D1/D2 region for differentiation of clinically relevant Candida species

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-44

  Ramos, Jesus P ^a   Rosa, Carlos A ^b   Carvalho, Elaine M M ^a   Leoncini, Orilio ^a   Valente, Patricia ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

26SrDNA; Candida albicans; D1 D2 region; HMA; Yeast identification

Indexed keywords

DNA 26S; FUNGAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ASSAY; DNA; YEAST;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HETERODUPLEX ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BASE SEQUENCE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; HETERODUPLEX ANALYSIS; HUMANS; RNA, FUNGAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS;

EID: 33646019529     PISSN: 00036072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10482-005-9007-0     Document Type: Article

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