Primers ITS1, ITS2 and ITS4 detect the intraspecies variability in the internal transcribed spacers and 5.8S rRNA gene region in clinical isolates of fungi

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 233-238

  Korabecna M ^a   Liska V ^a   Fajfrlik K ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA CATENULATA; CANDIDA COLLICULOSA; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA GUILLERMONDII; CANDIDA KEFYR; CANDIDA MELINII; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA SOLANII; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; FUNGI; KLUYVEROMYCES MARXIANUS; MYXOGASTRIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TORULASPORA DELBRUECKII;

FUNGAL DNA; PRIMER DNA; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA; RNA 5.8S;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CLASSIFICATION; EVALUATION; FUNGUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA GENE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

CANDIDA; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; ELECTROPHORESIS, CAPILLARY; FUNGI; GENES, RRNA; HUMANS; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; MYCOSES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 5.8S; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0037824528     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02930961     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. BECK-SANGUÉ C.M., JARVIS W.R. and National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System: Secular trends in the epidemiology of nosocomial fungal infections in the United States, 1980-1990. J.Infect.Dis. 167, 1247-1251 (1993).
2. BELLOCH C., BARRIO E., GARCÍA M.D., QUEROL A.: Phylogenetic reconstruction of the genus Kluyveromyces: restriction map analysis of the 5.8S rRNA gene and the two ribosomal internal transcribed spacers. Syst.Appl.Microbiol. 21, 266-273 (1998).
3. BERNIER L., HAMELIN R.C., OUELETTE G.B.: Comparison of ribosomal DNA length and restriction site polymorphisms in Gremmeniella and Ascocalyx isolates. Appl.Environ.Microbiol. 60, 1279-1286 (1994).
4. BOUGNOUX M.E., DUPONT C., METEO J., SAULNIER P., FAIVRE V., PAYEN D., NICOLAS-CHANOINE M.H.: Serum is more suitable than whole blood for diagnosis of systemic candidiasis by nested PCR. J.Clin.Microbiol. 37, 925-930 (1999).
5. BUCHKO J., KLASSEN G.R.: Detection of length heterogeneity in the ribosomal DNA of Pythium ultimum by PCR amplification of the intergenic region. Curr.Genet. 18, 203-205 (1990).
6. BUCHMAN T.G., ROSSIER M., MERZ W.G., CHARACHE P.: Detection of surgical pathogens by in vitro DNA amplifications. Part 1. Rapid identification of Candida albicans by in vitro amplification of a fungus-specific gene. Surgery 108, 338-347 (1990).
7. BURGENER-KAIRUZ P., ZUBER J.P., JAUNIN P., BUCHMAN T.G., BILLIE J., ROSSIER M.: Rapid detection and identification of Candida albicans and Torulopsis (Candida) glabrata in clinical specimens by species-specific nested PCR amplification of cytochrome P-450 lanosterol-α-demethylase (LIA1) gene fragment. J.Clin.Microbiol. 32, 1902-1907 (1994).
8. CLEMONS K.V., FEROZE F., HOLMBERG K., STEVENS D.A.: Comparative analysis of genetic variability among Candida albicans isolates from different geographic locales by three genotypic methods. J.Clin.Microbiol. 35, 1332-1336 (1997).
9. CRAMPIN A.C., MATTHEWS R.C.: Application of the polymerase chain reaction to the diagnosis of candidosis by amplification of an HSP90 gene fragment. J.Med.Microbiol. 39, 233-238 (1993).
10. D'ANTONIO D., VIOLANTE B., MAZZONI A., BONFINI T., CAPUANI M.A., D'ALOIA F.: A nosocomial cluster of Candida inconspicua infections in patients with hematologic malignancies. J.Clin.Microbiol. 36, 792-795 (1998).
11. VAN DEVENTER A.J.M., GOESSENS W.H.F., VAN BELKUM A., VAN VIET J.A., VAN ETTEN W.M., VERBUGH H.A.: Improved detection of Candida albicans by PCR in blood of neutropenic mice with systemic candidiasis. J.Clin.Microbiol. 33, 625-628 (1995).
12. DORKO E., KMEŤOVÁ M., PILIPČINEC E., BRAČOKOVÁ I., DORKO F., DANKO J., ŠVICKÝ E., TKÁČIKOVÁ L'.: Rare non-albicans Candida species detected in different clinical diagnoses. Folia Microbiol. 45, 364-368 (2000a).
13. DORKO E., KMEŤOVÁ M., DORKO F., BRAČOKOVÁ I., DANKO J., ŠVICKÝ E., TKÁČIKOVÁ L'.: Prevalence of Cryptococcus neoformans in clinical specimens. Folia Microbiol. 45, 369-374 (2000b).
14. DORKO E., JENČA A., PILIPČINEC E., DANKO J., ŠVICKÝ E., TKÁČIKOVÁ L'.: Candida-associated denture stomatitis. Folia Microbiol. 46, 443-446 (2001).
15. DORKO E., PILIPČINEC E., TKÁČIKOVÁ L'.: Candida species isolated from cerebrospinal fluid. Folia Microbiol. 47, 179-181 (2002a).
16. DORKO E., PILIPČINEC E., TKÁČIKOVÁ L'.: Fungal diseases of the respiratory tract. Folia Microbiol. 47, 302-304 (2002b).
17. DORKO E., JAUTOVÁ J., TKÁČIKOVÁ L'., WANTRUBOVÁ A.: The frequency of Candida species in onychomycosis. Folia Microbiol. 47, 727-731 (2002c).
18. DORKO E., PILIPČINEC E., TKÁČIKOVÁ L'.: Candidal urinary tract infections caused by non-albicans Candida species. Folia Microbiol. 47, 182-184 (2002d).
19. ESTEVE-ZARZOSO B., BELLOCH C., URUBURU F., QUEROL A.: Identification of yeasts by RFLP analysis of the 5.8S rRNA gene and two ribosomal internal transcribed spacers. Internat.J.Syst.Bacteriol. 49, 329-337 (1999).
20. FROMTLING R.A.: Mycology, pp. 697-855 in P.R. Murray, E.J. Baron, M.A. Pfaller, F.C. Tenover, R.H. Yolken (Eds): Manual of Clinical Microbiology. ASM Press, Washington (DC) 1995.
21. GOODRICH J.M., REED E.C., MORI M., FISHER L.D., SKERRETT S., DANDLIKER P.S., KLIS B., COUNTS G.W., MEYERS J.D.: Clinical features and analysis of risk factors for invasive candidal infection after marrow transplantation. J.Infect.Dis. 164, 731-740 (1991).
22. GUILLAMÓN J.M., SABATÉ J., BARRIO E., CANO J., QUEROL A.: Rapid identification of wine yeast species based on RFLP analysis of the ribosomal ITS regions. Arch.Micriobiol. 169, 387-392 (1998).
23. GUIVER M., LEVI K., OPPENHEIM A.B.: Rapid identification of Candida species by TaqMan PCR. J.Clin.Pathol. 54, 362-366 (2001).
24. HAYNES K.A., WEATERNENG T.J., FELL J.W., MOENS W.: Rapid detection and identification of pathogenic fungi by polymerase chain reaction amplification of large subunit ribosomal DNA. J.Med.Vet.Mycol. 33, 319-325 (1995).
25. HOWELL S.A., ANTHONY R.M., POWER E.: Application of RAPD and restriction enzyme analysis to the study of oral carriage of Candida albicans. Lett.Appl.Microbiol. 22, 125-128 (1996).
26. IROBI J., SCHOOFS A., GOOSSENS H.: Genetic identification of Candida species in HIV-positive patients using the polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of its DNA. Mol.Cell Probes 14, 401-406 (1999).
27. JAUTOVÁ J., VIRÁGOVÁ S., ONDRAŠOVIČ M., HOLODA E.: Incidence of Candida species isolated from human skin and nails: a survey. Folia Microbiol. 46, 333-338 (2001).
28. JORDAN J.A.: PCR identification of four medically important Candida species by using a single primer pair. J.Clin.Microbiol. 32, 2962-2967 (1994).
29. KAN V.L.: Polymerase chain reaction for the diagnosis of candidemia. J.Infect.Dis. 168, 779-783 (1993).
30. KARVONEN P., SZMIDT A.E., SAVOLAINEN O.: Length variation in the internal transcribed spacers of ribosomal DNA in Picea abies and related species. Theor.Appl.Genet. 89, 969-974 (1994).
31. KREJER-VAN RIJ N.J.W.: The Yeasts: a Taxonomic Study. Elsevier, Amsterdam (The Netherlands) 1984.
32. METZGAR D., FIELD D., HAUBRICH R., WILLS C.: Sequence analysis of a compound coding-region microsatellite in Candida albicans resolves homoplasies and provides a high-resolution tool for genotyping. FEMS Immunol.Med.Microbiol. 20, 103-109 (1998).
33. MEYER W., LATOUCHE G.N., THANOS M., MITCHELL T.G., YARROW D., SCHONIAN G.: Identification of pathogenic yeasts of the imperfect genus Candida by polymerase chain reaction fingerprinting. Electrophoresis 18, 1548-1559 (1997).
34. MORACE G., PAGANO L., SANGUINETTI M., POSTERARO B., MELE L., EQUITANI F., D'AMORE G., LEOHE G., FADDA G.: PCR-restriction enzyme analysis for detection of Candida DNA in blood from febrile patients with hematological malignancies. J.Clin.Microbiol. 37, 1871-1875 (1999).
35. REED K.M., PHILIPS R.B.: Structure and organization of the rDNA intergenic spacer in lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush). Chromosome Res. 8, 5-16 (2000).
36. ROBERT F., LEBRETON F., BOUGNOUX M.E., PAUGAM A., WASSERMANN D., SCHLOTTERER M., TOURTE-SCHAEFER C., DUPOUY-CAMET J.: Use of random amplified polymorphic DNA as typing method for Candida albicans in epidemiological surveillance of burn unit. J.Clin.Microbiol. 33, 2366-2371 (1995).
37. SAED M.Y., HOWELL S.A., MOORE M.K., MIDGLEY G., HAY R.J.: Molecular differentiation of Trichophyton tonsurans. Mycoses 44 (Suppl. 1), 51-52 (2001).
38. SHIN J.H., NOTLE F.S., MORRISON C.J.: Rapid identification of Candida species in blood cultures by a clinically useful PCR method. J.Clin.Microbiol. 35, 1454-1459 (1997).
39. TOMŠÍKOVÁ A.: Causative agents of nosocomial mycoses. Folia Microbiol. 47, 105-112 (2002).
40. VALENTE P., GOUVEIA F.C., DE LEMOS G.A., PIMENTEL D., VAN ELSAS J.D., MENDONA-HAGLER L.C., HAGLER A.N.: PCR amplification of the rDNA internal transcribed spacer region for differentiation of Saccharomyces cultures. FEMS Microbiol.Lett. 137, 253-256 (1996).
41. VASQUEZ J.A., BECKLEY A., DONABEDIAN S., SOBEL J.D., ZERVOS M.J.: Comparison of restriction enzyme analysis versus pulsed field gradient gel electrophoresis as a typing system for Torulopsis glabrata and Candida species other than C. albicans. J.Clin.Microbiol. 31, 2021-2030 (1993).
42. VELEGRAKI A., LOGOTHETI M., PYRRI I., KAPSANAKI-GOTSI E.: Evaluation of two PCR-based methods in the identification of potentially infectious Aspergillus. Mycoses 44 (Supp. 1), 45 (2001).
43. WANG X.-R., SZMIDT A.E.: Population genetic analysis of pathogenic forest fungi, pp. 491-520 in S.M. Jain, S.C. Minocha (Eds): Molecular Biology of Woody Plants. Kluwer Academic Publisher, Dordrecht (The Netherlands) 2000.
44. WHITE T.J., BRUNS T., LEE S., TAYLOR J.: Amplification and direct sequencing of fungal ribosomal RNA genes for phylogenetics, pp. 315-322 in M.A. Innis, D.H. Gelfand, J.J. Sninsky (Eds): PCR Protocols. A Guide to Methods and Applications. Academic Press, San Diego (USA) 1990.