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Phenotypes and randomly amplified polymorphic DNA profiles of Candida albicans isolates from root canal infections in a Finnish population.
Oral microbiology and immunology - 1 Apr 2001
Waltimo T M, Dassanayake R S, Ørstavik D, Haapasalo M P, Samaranayake L P
Abstract excerpt
A total of thirty-seven Candida albicans isolates from root canal infections in a Finnish population were subtyped using phenotypic and genotypic methods. A previously described biotyping method based on the presence of five different enzymes, assimilation of eleven different carbohydrates and boric acid sensitivity of the yeasts was used to determine the phenotype. Commercially available API ZYM and API 20 C...
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