Specific identification of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis by PCR using species-specific primers

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 325-331

  Abaci, Özlem ^a   Halki Uztan, Alev ^a   Ates, Mustafa ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Candida dubliniensis; DNA; PCR; Species specific primers

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI;

EID: 47849129745     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03175338     Document Type: Article

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