Molecular identification of unusual pathogenic yeast isolates by large ribosomal subunit gene sequencing: 2 Years of experience at the United Kingdom mycology reference laboratory

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1152-1158

  Linton, Christopher J ^a   Borman, Andrew M ^a   Cheung, Grace ^b   Holmes, Ann D ^a   Szekely, Adrien ^a   Palmer, Michael D ^a   Bridge, Paul D ^c   Campbell, Colin K ^a   Johnson, Elizabeth M ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENOTYPE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; MYCOSES; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; YEASTS;

CANDIDA;

EID: 34247235160     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02061-06     Document Type: Article

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