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Collection and Extraction of Occupational Air Samples for Analysis of Fungal DNA
Published on: May 2, 2018
[The use of molecular fingerprinting techniques in environmental hygiene]
1Institut für Umwelt und Tierhyiene sowie Tiermedizin mit Tierklinik der Universität Hohenheim, Stuttgart.
Abstract:
The analysis of epidemiological pathways for the transmission of pathogens via the environment is a fundamental task in the field of environmental hygiene. The task demands for a precise differentiation between isolates. This can be done by sophisticated techniques for differentiation which are based on phenotypic or genotypic features. The fingerprinting of DNA is a powerful tool in this context. A survey is given for different kinds of RFLP-analysis, plasmid profiling, and PCR fingerprinting as well regarding their principles, methodical variations and published applications. Notable limitations of the applications are also discussed.
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