Application of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and PCR based restriction fragment length polymorphism for detection and identification of dermatophytes from dermatological specimens

Indian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-20

  Bagyalakshmi, R ^a   Senthilvelan, B ^b   Therese, K ^a   Murugusundram, S ^c   Madhavan, H ^a  

^a VISION RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

^b Kilpauk Medical College   (India)

^c No 853 Thyagaraya Complex   (India)

Author keywords

18S rDNA; Dermatophytes; PCR; PCR RFLP

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; RNA 18S;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DERMATOPHYTE; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMEAR; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TISSUE CULTURE; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 42549147440     PISSN: 00195154     EISSN: 19983611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.39735     Document Type: Article

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