Use of single-enzyme PCR-restriction digestion barcode targeting the internal transcribed spacers (ITS rDNA) to identify dermatophyte species

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 82-94

  Rezaei Matehkolaei, A ^a   Makimura, K ^b   Shidfar, M R ^a   Zaini, F ^a   Eshraghian, M R ^a   Jalalizand, N ^a   Nouripour Sisakht, S ^a   Hosseinpour, L ^a   Mirhendi, H ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dermatophytes; Identification; ITS; PCR RFLP

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858395630     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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