PCR detection of Scopulariopsis brevicaulis

Milena Kordalewska; Anna Brillowska-Dąbrowska

PCR detection of Scopulariopsis brevicaulis

Abstract

Scopulariopsis brevicaulis is known as a most common etiological factor of the mould toenail infections. There are also reports indicating that S. brevicaulis could cause organ and disseminated infections. Nowadays microscopic observations from the direct sample and culture are crucial for the appropriate recognition of the infection. In this paper is presented a PCR-based method for S. brevicaulis detection. The specificity of the reaction was confirmed, as positive results were obtained only for tested S. brevicaulis isolates and no positive results were obtained for other moulds, dermatophytes, yeast-like fungi, and human DNA.

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Keywords

SCOPULARIOPSIS BREVICAULIS, ONYCHOMYCOSIS, PCR

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Category:: Articles
Type:: artykuł w czasopiśmie wyróżnionym w JCR
Published in:: Polish Journal of Microbiology no. 64, pages 65 - 68,
ISSN: 1733-1331
Language:: English
Publication year:: 2015
Bibliographic description:: Kordalewska M., Brillowska-Dąbrowska A.: PCR detection of Scopulariopsis brevicaulis// Polish Journal of Microbiology. -Vol. 64, nr. 1 (2015), s.65-68
Verified by:: Gdańsk University of Technology