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Molecular detection of<i>Paracoccidioides brasiliensis</i>in soil
1 Jan 2005
Abstract excerpt
The objective of the present study was to evaluate different techniques for the detection of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in soil, e.g., culture, animal inoculation and specific DNA amplification by Nested PCR. We designed species-specific inner primers derived from rDNA regions (ITS, 5.8S gene) and found their sensitivity to be higher than culture and animal inoculation. In addition, the sensitivity of these...
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