Identification of Scopulariopsis species by partial 28S rRNA gene sequence analysis

Polish Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 303-306

  Jagielski, Tomasz ^a   Kosim, Kinga ^a   Skóra, Magdalena ^b   Macura, Anna Barbara ^b   Bielecki, Jacek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Molecular diagnostics; Mycosis; Scopulariopsis sp.; Sequence analysis; Species identification

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 28S;

ARTICLE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; SCOPULARIOPSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

SCOPULARIOPSIS;

EID: 84886791817     PISSN: 17331331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33073/pjm-2013-040     Document Type: Article

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