Differentiation of Fusarium from Aspergillus species by colorimetric in situ hybridization in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue sections using dual fluorogenic-labeled LNA probes

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 866-870

  Montone, Kathleen T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Fusarium; In situ hybridization; Ribosomal RNA; rRNA

Indexed keywords

DNA; FORMALDEHYDE; LOCKED NUCLEIC ACID; PARAFFIN; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL FLUOROGENIC LABELED LOCKED NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUSARIUM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TISSUE SECTION;

ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; FORMALDEHYDE; FUSARIUM; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; MYCOSES; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; RNA, FUNGAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 72949093139     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCPUBQ1QFRRX7MY     Document Type: Article

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