Fast and reliable PCR/sequencing/RFLP assay for identification of fungi in onychomycoses

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1211-1216

  Monod, Michel ^a   Bontems, Olympia ^a   Zaugg, Christophe ^a   Léchenne, Barbara ^a   Fratti, Marina ^a   Panizzon, Renato ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; SODIUM DISULFIDE;

ARTICLE; DERMATOPHYTE; DNA EXTRACTION; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUSARIUM; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FUNGI; HUMANS; NAILS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 28S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 33748566304     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46723-0     Document Type: Article

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