A Review Molecular Typing Methods for Aspergillus flavus Isolates

Mycopathologia

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 83-93

  Hadrich, Inès ^a   Makni, Fattouma ^a   Neji, Sourour ^a   Cheikhrouhou, Fatma ^a   Sellami, Hayet ^a   Ayadi, Ali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Microsatellites; Molecular typing; RFLP

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVIEW;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGI;

EID: 79960606920     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-011-9406-x     Document Type: Review

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