Genotypic differences of Candida albicans and C. dubliniensis isolates related to ethnic/racial differences within the same geographic area

Mycopathologia

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-41

  McCullough, Michael J ^a,b   Jorge, Jacks J ^a   Lejbkowicz, Flavio ^c   Lefler, Eli ^c   Nassar, Faris ^c   Clemons, Karl V ^d   Stevens, David A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c WESTERN GALILEE HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^d SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

C. dubliniensis; Candida albicans; epidemiology; ethnicity; genotype

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 25S;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CHEMISTRY; ETHNIC GROUP; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ISRAEL; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS;

EID: 4444269801     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:MYCO.0000038432.94844.f7     Document Type: Article

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