Trf4 is a useful gene for discrimination of Candida tropicalis from other medically important Candida species

Japanese Journal of Medical Mycology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-43

  Kang, Yingqian ^a   Iida, Soji ^a   Yamamoto, Setsuya ^a   Kogure, Takahisa ^a   Tanaka, Reiko ^a   Mikami, Yuzuru ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Candida tropicalis; RAPD; Specific PCR primer; Trf4 gene

Indexed keywords

NUCLEIC ACID BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN TRF4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA GUILLIERMONDII; CANDIDA KEFYR; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDA ZEYLANOIDES; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA;

CANDIDA TROPICALIS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; GENES, FUNGAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDA ZEYLANOIDES;

EID: 42549101443     PISSN: 09164804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3314/jjmm.49.39     Document Type: Article

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