title: Typing of Aspergillus species and Aspergillus fumigatus isolates by interrepeat polymerase chain reaction.
abstract: Polymerase chain reaction amplification of repetitive DNA motifs allows discrimination of Aspergillus species. In a preliminary survey, the DNA fingerprints appear to be identical when isolates of Aspergillus fumigatus are compared. When a primer deduced from a prokaryotic repeat motif is used, Aspergillus fumigatus isolates originating from different patients or different anatomical locations can be typed individually.
authors.affiliation: Diagnostic Center SSDZ, Delft, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: van Belkum
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Quint
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: de Pauw
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Melchers
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Meis
mesh_terms: D001230:Aspergillus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal