High-frequency intragenomic heterogeneity of the ribosomal DNA intergenic spacer region in Trichophyton violaceum

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 721-726

  Chang, Jen Chyi ^a   Hsu, Mark Ming Long ^a   Barton, Richard C ^b   Jackson, Colin J ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOPHYTON VIOLACEUM;

FUNGAL DNA; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TRICHOPHYTON;

CELL NUCLEUS; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 42249115346     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00441-07     Document Type: Article

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