Suitable restriction enzymes for pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis of Candida tropicalis

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 451-454

  Chou, Hsiao Hui ^a   Chiou, Chien Shun ^a   Chen, Kuo Wei ^a   Li, Shu Ying ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Candida tropicalis; Molecular typing; PFGE; Restriction enzyme

Indexed keywords

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE BSSHII; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE NAEI; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE RSRII; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FUNGAL STRAIN; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

CANDIDA TROPICALIS; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA, FUNGAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 33947644388     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.09.009     Document Type: Article

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