Population structure of Candida albicans, a member of the human flora, as determined by microsatellite loci

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 57-68

  Fundyga, Ruth E ^a,b   Lott, Timothy J ^b   Arnold, Jonathan ^a  

^a University of Georgia   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bloodstream; Candida albicans; Microsatellites; Migration; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COMMENSALISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE FLOW; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MICROFLORA; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YEAST; ALLELE; CLASSIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS; STATISTICS;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS;

ALLELES; CANDIDA ALBICANS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PHYLOGENY; STATISTICS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0036792530     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1567-1348(02)00088-6     Document Type: Article

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