Rapid electrochemical identification of pathogenic Candida species

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1182-1189

  Muir, Alastair ^a   Jenkins, A Toby A ^b   Forrest, Gordon ^c   Clarkson, John ^c   Wheals, Alan ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath Claverton Down   (United Kingdom)

^c Atlas Genetics Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; RNA 18S;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CANDIDA; DNA; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 69049103106     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.009183-0     Document Type: Article

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