Distribution of malassezia species in patients with pityriasis versicolor in Northern Iran

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 321-324

  Shokohi, T ^a   Afshar, P ^a   Barzgar, A ^a  

^a MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Identification; Malassezia; Pityriasis versicolor; Polymerase Chain Reaction Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 1;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALASSEZIA; MALASSEZIA GLOBOSA; MALE; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SCHOOL CHILD; TINEA VERSICOLOR;

EID: 70349324477     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.55445     Document Type: Article

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