Molecular methods for strain typing of Candida albicans: A review

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1559-1574

  Saghrouni, F ^a   Ben Abdeljelil, J ^a   Boukadida, J ^a   Ben Said, M ^a  

^a Ministry of Public Health   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Sequence polymorphisms; Strain typing

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYMES; MICROORGANISMS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; YEAST;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; ELECTROPHORETIC KARYOTYPINGS; ENZYME ELECTROPHORESIS; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; MOLECULAR METHODS; MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES; PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS; POPULATION STRUCTURES; SEQUENCE POLYMORPHISM; STRAIN TYPING;

DNA;

FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL ENZYME;

DNA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; INVASIVENESS; MICROORGANISM; PATHOGEN; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CODOMINANCE; COST; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; ENZYME ELECTROPHORESIS; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENOTYPE; HIGH RESOLUTION MELTING ANALYSIS; HYBRIDIZATION; KARYOTYPING; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MOLECULAR TYPING; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; PERFORMANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; REPETITIVE SEQUENCE BASED POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESTRICTION MAPPING; REVIEW; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI;

EID: 84878157987     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12132     Document Type: Review

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