Rapid Identification of Histoplasma capsulatum Directly from Cultures by Multiplex PCR

Mycopathologia

Volumn 174, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 451-456

  Elías, Nahuel Alejandro ^a   Cuestas, María Luján ^a   Sandoval, Macarena ^a   Poblete, Gabriela ^a   Lopez Daneri, Gabriela ^a   Jewtuchowicz, Virginia ^a   Iovannitti, Cristina ^a   Mujica, María Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Fungal identification; Hc100 PCR; Histoplasmosis; Intergenic spacer region; Molecular diagnosis; Multiplex PCR; Universal fungal primers

Indexed keywords

AJELLOMYCES CAPSULATUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI; TRICHOSPORON (UNCLASSIFIED);

EID: 84869182205     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-012-9567-2     Document Type: Article

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