New microsatellite multiplex PCR for Candida albicans strain typing reveals microevolutionary changes

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 3869-3876

  Sampaio, Paula ^a   Gusmão, Leonor ^b   Correia, Alexandra ^a   Alves, Cíntia ^b   Rodrigues, Acácio G ^b,c   Pina Vaz, Cidália ^b,c   Amorim, António ^b   Pais, Célia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; MOLECULAR MARKER;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG EXPOSURE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STRESS; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 23744453762     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.8.3869-3876.2005     Document Type: Article

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