Identification of Candida species by analysis of rRNA spacer regions

Korean Journal of Medical Mycology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-18

  Lee, Mi Kyung ^a   Kim, Hye Ryoun ^a   Ro, Byung In ^a  

^a Chung Ang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Candida; Species identification; tRNA intergenic length polymorphism (tDNA ILP)

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA; RIBOSOME RNA; TRANSFER RNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI;

EID: 33744486311     PISSN: 12264709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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