Lack of Candida africana and Candida dubliniensis in Vaginal Candida albicans Isolates in Turkey Using HWP1 Gene Polymorphisms

Mycopathologia

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-76

  Gumral, Ramazan ^a   Sancak, Banu ^b   Guzel, Ahmet Bariş ^c   Saraçli, Mehmet Ali ^a   Ilkit, Macit ^c  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Candida africana; Candida albicans; Candida dubliniensis; Chlamydospore; HWP1 gene; Vaginitis

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; HWP1 PROTEIN, CANDIDA ALBICANS; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VAGINA CANDIDIASIS;

CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; FEMALE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TURKEY;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA AFRICANA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS;

EID: 79960571970     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-011-9401-2     Document Type: Article

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