Open AccessUtility of DNA Sequencing for Direct Identification of Invasive Fungi From Fresh and Formalin-Fixed Specimens
Author(s) -
Pablo Andrés Moncada,
Indre Budvytiene,
Dora Y. Ho,
Stanley C. Deresinski,
José G. Montoya,
Niaz Banaei
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of clinical pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.859
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1943-7722
pISSN - 0002-9173
DOI - 10.1309/ajcpnsu2sdzd9wpw
Subject(s) - biology , dna extraction , identification (biology) , dna sequencing , dna , microbiology and biotechnology , polymerase chain reaction , computational biology , genetics , gene , botany
To describe and discuss the utility and potential pitfalls of ribosomal RNA locus sequencing for direct identification of invasive fungi from fresh and formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded specimens.
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