Genotype distribution of Candida albicans isolates by 25S intron analysis with regard to invasiveness

Mycoses

Volumn 47, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 465-469

  Karahan, Zeynep Ceren ^a,d   Guriz H ^a   Agirbasli H ^b   Balaban, N ^c   Gocmen J S ^a   Aysev, D ^b   Akar, N ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Microbiol and Clinical Microbiology   (Turkey)

^d NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Genotypes; Invasiveness

Indexed keywords

DNA 25S; RIBOSOME DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENOTYPE; INTRON; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPOSON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTRONS; RNA, FUNGAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; TURKEY; VIRULENCE;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 12344253658     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2004.01022.x     Document Type: Article

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