Identification of Microsporum canis from dermatophytic pseudomycetoma in paraffin-embedded veterinary specimens using a common PCR protocol

Mycoses

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 215-217

  Nardoni, Simona ^a   Franceschi, Alberto ^a   Mancianti, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cat; Dermatophytic pseudomycetoma; Horse; Microsporum canis; Paraffin embedded sample; PCR

Indexed keywords

PARAFFIN; PRIMER DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DERMATOPHYTE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MYCETOMA; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE SECTION;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DERMATOMYCOSES; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MICROSPORUM; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SKIN;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; EQUIDAE; MICROSPORUM CANIS;

EID: 34247638541     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2007.01368.x     Document Type: Article

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