PCR-AGE, automated and manual methods to identify Candida strains from veterinary sources: A comparative approach

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 139, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 318-322

  Brito, Erika H S ^a   Brilhante, Raimunda S N ^b   Cordeiro, Rossana A ^a,b   Sidrim, José J C ^b   Fontenelle, Raquel O S ^b   Melo, Luciana M ^a   Albuquerque, Erica S ^a   Rocha, Marcos F G ^a,b  

^a School of Medicine University of Ceará   (Brazil)

^b Department of Pathology and Legal Medicine   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Candida; Dogs; Identification; ITS; PCR AGE; VITEK method

Indexed keywords

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA RUGOSA; CANDIDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOG; EXTERNAL OTITIS; FEMALE; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; MYCOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREPUCE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; VAGINA MUCOSA;

ANIMALS; AUTOMATION; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; DOGS; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FEMALE; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA RUGOSA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 70349904255     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.06.031     Document Type: Article

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