Article
Molecular characterization of selected dermatophytes and their identification by electrophoretic mutation scanning.
Electrophoresis - 1 Oct 2009
Cafarchia Claudia, Otranto Domenico, Weigl Stefania, Campbell Bronwyn E, Parisi Antonio, Cantacessi Cinzia, Mancianti Francesca, Danesi Patrizia, Gasser Robin B
Abstract excerpt
Dermatophytes are fungi that can be contagious and cause infections in the keratinized skin of mammals, including humans. The etiological diagnosis of dermatophytosis relies on a combination of in vitro-culture and microscopic methods. Effective molecular tools could overcome the limitations of conventional methods of identification. In the present study, following phenetic identification as M. canis, M. fulvum,...
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