Simple and highly discriminatory microsatellite-based multiplex PCR for Aspergillus fumigatus strain typing

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 260-266

  Araujo, R ^a,b   Pina Vaz, C ^b   Rodrigues, A G ^b   Amorim, A ^a   Gusmao L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; Aspergillus genome; Invasive aspergillosis; Molecular typing; Nosocomial infection; STR; Tandem repeat

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; AUTOMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS;

EID: 63549106439     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02661.x     Document Type: Article

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