PCR-based detection of DNA from the human pathogen Blastomyces dermatitidis from natural soil samples

Medical Mycology

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 741-748

  Burgess, J W ^a   Schwan, W R ^a   Volk, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blastomyces dermatitidis; PCR; Soil sampling

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; GENOMIC DNA; PROTEIN BAD1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLASTOMYCES DERMATITIDIS; BLASTOMYCOSIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLADOSPORIUM; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM; HUMAN; MALASSEZIA FURFUR; MICROSPORUM GYPSEUM; NOCARDIA BRASILIENSIS; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SOIL MICROFLORA; STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS; YEAST CELL;

BLASTOMYCES; DNA, FUNGAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GLYCOPROTEINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REFERENCE STANDARDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); AJELLOMYCES DERMATITIDIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FUNGI;

EID: 37849186717     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780600954749     Document Type: Article

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