Evaluation of a PCR melting profile method for intraspecies differentiation of Trichophyton rubrum and Trichophyton interdigitale

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 185-192

  Leibner Ciszak, Justyna ^a   Dobrowolska, Anita ^b   Krawczyk, Beata ^a   Kaszuba, Aleksandra ^c   Sta̧czek, Paweł ^b  

^a GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHYTE; FINGER NAIL; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MELTING PROFILE; MICROSPORUM CANIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT; SCALP; SKIN; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TEMPERATURE; TOE; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

DNA, FUNGAL; HUMANS; MICROSPORUM; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 76049098718     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.013458-0     Document Type: Article

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