A new isolate of the genus Malassezia based on the sequence analysis of 26S and ITS1 in ribosomal DNA

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Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 244-249

  Mirhendi, Hossein ^a   Zia, Ali ^b   Makimura, Kuichi ^c  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Classification; Malassezia; Ribosomal DNA

Indexed keywords

DNA 26S; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HAMSTER; MALASSEZIA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 68849093713     PISSN: 15614921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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