KIT AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFICATION OF CAUSATIVE BACTERIUM OF NAIL TINEA

摘要

It is an object of the invention to provide a kit and method for identification of causative fungi of tinea unguium, which allows rapid and accurate identification of causative fungi by real-time PCR using primer sets and probes specific for fungal species. An identification kit for identification of causative fungi of tinea unguium using real-time PCR, which comprises a primer set and a probe, wherein the primer set is at least one selected from the group consisting of a primer set consisting of a primer comprising the nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 and a primer comprising the nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2, and a primer set consisting of a primer comprising the nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 3 and a primer comprising the nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 4, and wherein the probe is at least one selected from the group consisting of a probe comprising the nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 5 and a probe comprising the nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6.