Genotype analysis of Candida albicans isolates obtained from different body locations of patients with superficial candidiasis using PCRs targeting 25S rDNA and ALT repeat sequences of the RPS

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-46

  Hattori, Hisao ^a   Iwata, Takako ^a   Nakagawa, Yoshiyuki ^a   Kawamoto, Fumihiko ^b   Tomita, Yasushi ^a   Kikuchi, Akihiko ^a   Kanbe, Toshio ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

25S rDNA; ALT repeat; Body location; C. albicans; Genotyping; RPS; Superficial candidiasis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; DNA; DNA 25S; GENOMIC DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES; FEMALE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE TARGETING; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOUTH MUCOSA; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FECES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 33644888783     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2005.12.003     Document Type: Article

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