Extensive chromosome rearrangements distinguish the karyotype of the hypovirulent species Candida dubliniensis from the virulent Candida albicans

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 338-350

  Magee, B B ^a   Sanchez, Melissa D ^a   Saunders, David ^b   Harris, David ^b   Berriman, M ^b   Magee, P T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromosome translocations; Genomic sequence; Karyotype rearrangements; Major Repeat Sequence; Sfi digestion fragments

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; REPETITIVE DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CHROMOSOME R BAND; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME ANALYSIS; KARYOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TELOMERE;

ANTIGENS, CD36; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOMES, FUNGAL; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; KARYOTYPING; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; VIRULENCE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS;

EID: 38849140380     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2007.07.004     Document Type: Article

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