Rapid detection and identification of pathogenic fungi by polymerase chain reaction amplification of large subunit ribosomal DNA

Medical Mycology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 319-325

  Haynes, K A ^a   Westerneng, T J ^b   Fell, J W ^c   Moens, W ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology of Brussels   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOSOME SUBUNIT;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84907129549     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02681219580000641     Document Type: Article

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