A highly discriminatory multilocus microsatellite typing (MLMT) system for Penicillium marneffei

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 515-518

  Fisher, Matthew C ^a   De Hoog, Sybren ^b   Vanittanakom, Nongnuch ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Chiang Mai University ^*  (Netherlands)

^c Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Microsatellite; Multilocus microsatellite typing; Penicilliosis; Penicillium marneffei

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI;

EID: 4344691284     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2004.00710.x     Document Type: Article

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