Genotype-based differentiation of the Cryptococcus neoformans serotypes by combined PCR-RFLP analysis of the capsule-associated genes CAP10 and CAP59

Medical Mycology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 491-501

  Raimondi, Alessandro ^a   Ticozzi, Rosalia ^a   Sala, Giuliana ^a   Bellotti, Maria Grazia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

CAP10; CAP59; Cryptococcus neoformans; PCR RFLP; Serotypes

Indexed keywords

CAPSULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 10; CAPSULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 59; FUNGAL PROTEIN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLOIDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEROTYPE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BASE SEQUENCE; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DNA, FUNGAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROTYPING;

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS;

EID: 34548260010     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780701397681     Document Type: Article

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