Article
Evidence for a general-purpose genotype in Candida albicans, highly prevalent in multiple geographical regions, patient types and types of infection.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Sept 1999
Schmid Jan, Herd Scott, Hunter Paul R, Cannon Richard D, Yasin M Salleh M, Samad Shamin, Carr Mary, Parr Dinah, McKinney Wendy, Schousboe Mona, Harris Ben, Ikram Rosemary, Harris Mike, Restrepo Angela, Hoyos Guillermo, Singh Kumar P
Abstract excerpt
Epidemiological studies, using the probe Ca3, have shown that in a given patient population a single cluster of genetically related Candida albicans isolates usually predominates. The authors have investigated whether these local clusters are part of a single group, geographically widespread and highly prevalent as an aetiological agent of various types of candidiasis. An unrooted neighbour-joining tree of 266...
Topics
- Candida albicans
- Candidiasis
- DNA Fingerprinting
- DNA, Fungal
- Genotype
- Humans
- Prevalence