Abstract
The identification of fungal pathogens, though continuously improving, is still time-consuming and often inadequate for ensuring an early targeted therapy, which may be crucial for the treatment of invasive mycoses. Here, we describe a DNA-microarray system based on the arrayed-primer extension (APEX) technique for a rapid identification of pathogenic fungi, which represents a critical step in medical practice.
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This work was supported by research grant 200985J87J_003 from the “Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca” (MIUR) and by an “Associazione Italiana Ricerca sul Cancro” (AIRC) regional grant.
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Tavanti, A., Landi, S., Senesi, S. (2013). APEX DNA Microarray for the Identification of Pathogenic Fungi. In: O'Connor, L., Glynn, B. (eds) Fungal Diagnostics. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 968. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-257-5_4
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