Identification of dermatophyte species by 28S ribosomal DNA sequencing with a commercial kit.
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SUBMITTER: Ninet B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC149666 | biostudies-literature | 2003 Feb
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Identification of dermatophyte species by 28S ribosomal DNA sequencing with a commercial kit.
Ninet Béatrice B Jan Isabelle I Bontems Olympia O Léchenne Barbara B Jousson Olivier O Panizzon Renato R Lew Daniel D Monod Michel M
Journal of clinical microbiology 20030201 2
We have shown that dermatophyte species can be easily identified on the basis of a DNA sequence encoding a part of the large-subunit (LSU) rRNA (28S rRNA) by using the MicroSeq D2 LSU rRNA Fungal Sequencing Kit. Two taxa causing distinct dermatophytoses were clearly distinguished among isolates of the Trichophyton mentagrophytes species complex. ...[more]
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