PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analyses reveal both extensive clonality and local genetic differences in Candida albicans

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-73

  Jianping, X U ^a,b   Mitchell, Thomas G ^a   Vilgalys, Rytas ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Candidiasis; Genetic polymorphism; Population structure

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; BASE PAIRING; CLONALITY; DIPLOIDY; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS DETECTION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC VARIANCE; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTIVITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 6544295270     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1999.00523.x     Document Type: Article

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