A DNA polymorphism specific to Candida albicans strains exceptionally successful as human pathogens

Gene

Volumn 272, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 157-164

  Giblin, L ^a   Edelmann, A ^b   Zhang, Ningxin ^a   Von Maltzahn, N B ^a   Cleland, S B ^a   Sullivan, P A ^a   Schmid, J ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Evolution; Pathogenicity; Repetitive elements

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; ELEMENT; PRIMER DNA; REPETITIVE DNA;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DELETION; GENE PROBE; GENOME; GENOTYPE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BASE SEQUENCE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHROMOSOMES, FUNGAL; DNA, FUNGAL; GENE DOSAGE; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 0035845010     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(01)00548-0     Document Type: Article

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