Study of the ITS region in an atypical isolate and comparison with six species of Microsporum

Mycoses

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 452-456

  Leon Mateos, A ^a   Paredes Suarez C ^a   Pereiro Jr , M ^a   Toribio, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dermatophytes; Internal transcribed spacer; Microsporum; Polymerase chain reaction; Polymerase chain reaction restriction enzyme analysis; Restriction enzyme analysis

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA; ENDONUCLEASE; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; TERBINAFINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; MICROSPORUM; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MICROSPORUM FERRUGINEUM; MICROSPORUM GYPSEUM; MICROSPORUM NANUM; MICROSPORUM PERSICOLOR; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RIBOSOME; TRICHOPHYTON GALLINAE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE ECORI; DERMATOMYCOSES; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROSPORUM; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; FUNGI; MICROSPORUM; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MICROSPORUM FERRUGINEUM; MICROSPORUM GALLINAE; MICROSPORUM PERSICOLOR;

EID: 33749443194     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2006.01281.x     Document Type: Article

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