A rapid molecular method for diagnosing epidemic dermatophytosis in a racehorse facility

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 73-78

  Chung, T H ^a   Park, G B ^a   Lim, C Y ^b   Park, H M ^b   Choi, G C ^b   Youn, H Y ^a   Chae, J S ^a   Hwang, C Y ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dermatophytosis; Horse; Racehorse facility; Trichophyton mentagrophytes

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EPIDEMIC; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; KOREA; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DERMATOMYCOSES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, FUNGAL; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; KOREA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; CONGIOPODIDAE; EQUIDAE;

EID: 77049118747     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516409X475337     Document Type: Article

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