First molecular method for discriminating between Candida africana, Candida albicans, and Candida dubliniensis by using hwp1 gene

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 230-233

  Romeo, Orazio ^a   Criseo, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Candida africana; Candida albicans; Candida dubliniensis; hwp1 gene; PCR based assay

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; DNA FRAGMENT; GENOMIC DNA; PROTEIN HWP 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA AFRICANA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; DNA EXTRACTION; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS, ORAL; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; FEMALE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 51649096828     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.05.014     Document Type: Article

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