Evaluation of internal transcribed spacer 2-RFLP analysis for the identification of dermatophytes

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 48-54

  De Baere, Thierry ^a,d   Summerbell, Richard ^b,e   Theelen, Bart ^b   Boekhout, Teun ^b,c   Vaneechoutte, Mario ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^e Sporometrics Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 2;

ARTHRODERMA; ARTICLE; CHRYSOSPORIUM; DERMATOPHYTE; EPIDERMOPHYTON; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MICROSPORUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TAXONOMY; TRICHOPHYTON;

ANIMALS; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 73649128524     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.013870-0     Document Type: Article

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