Molecular identification of Candida orthopsilosis isolated from blood culture

Mycopathologia

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 81-87

  Yong, P V C ^a   Chong, P P ^a   Lau, L Y ^b   Yeoh, R S C ^b   Jamal, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b Gleneagles Intan Medical Centre   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

C . orthopsilosis; DNA sequencing; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEUKEMIA; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BASE SEQUENCE; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA ORTHOPSILOSIS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; ISSATCHENKIA ORIENTALIS;

EID: 43149100790     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-007-9086-8     Document Type: Article

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