Strains differentiation of Microsporum canis by RAPD analysis using (GACA)4and (ACA)5 primers

Polish Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 145-148

  Dobrowolska, Anita ^a   Dȩbska, Joanna ^a   Kozłowska, Magdalena ^b   Sta̧czek, Paweł ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Dermatophytes; M. Canis; RAPD method; Strains differentiation

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHYTE; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; FUNGAL STRAIN; HUMAN; MICROSPORUM CANIS; NONHUMAN; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SHORT SURVEY; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ANIMALIA; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MICROSPORUM; MICROSPORUM CANIS;

EID: 80054960490     PISSN: 17331331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33073/pjm-2011-020     Document Type: Short Survey

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