DNA barcoding of fungi causing infections in humans and animals

Fungal Biology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 125-136

  Irinyi, Laszlo ^a   Lackner, Michaela ^b   de Hoog, G Sybren ^c   Meyer, Wieland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^c CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

DNA barcoding; Fungal identification; Intraspecies interspecies genetic diversity; ITS region; Pathogenic fungi; Reference ITS database

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FUNGUS; GENETIC VARIATION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INFECTIVITY; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LABORATORY METHOD; PATHOGEN;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI;

ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; DNA BARCODING; FUNGUS; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; PHYLOGENY; PROCEDURES; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; DNA BARCODING, TAXONOMIC; FUNGI; HUMANS; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; MYCOSES; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 84954374952     PISSN: 18786146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2015.04.007     Document Type: Article

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