Genetic diversity in Blastomyces dermatitidis: Implications for PCR detection in clinical and environmental samples

Medical Mycology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 285-290

  Meece, Jennifer K ^a   Anderson, Jennifer L ^a   Klein, Bruce S ^b   Sullivan, Thomas D ^b   Foley, Steven L ^a   Baumgardner, Dennis J ^b   Brummitt, Charles F ^c   Reed, Kurt D ^d  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Infectious Disease Associates   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BAD 1; Blastomyces dermatitidis; Genetic diversity; PCR; RFLP

Indexed keywords

BAD 1 PROTEIN; FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN; RIBOSOME DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; BLASTOMYCES DERMATITIDIS; CHROMOSOME SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

AJELLOMYCES DERMATITIDIS; FUNGI;

EID: 76649143079     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13693780903103952     Document Type: Article

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