Comparison of different protocols for DNA preparation and PCR for the detection of fungal pathogens in vitro

Mycoses

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 298-304

  Lugert, R ^a   Schettler, C ^a   Gross, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; Candida albicans; PCR; Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA ISOLATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; FUNGUS; FUNGUS ISOLATION; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STANDARD;

DNA, FUNGAL; FUNGI; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 33745130679     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2006.01255.x     Document Type: Article

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