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First isolation of Candida dubliniensis in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Mar 2001
Alves S H, Milan E P, Branchini M L, Nishimura K, Fukushima K, Oliveira L O, Costa J M, Colombo A L
Abstract excerpt
Candida dubliniensis is a newly recognized species closely phylogenetically related to Candida albicans and is commonly associated with oral candidiasis in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients. In this paper we report the isolation of three strains of C. dubliniensis, from AIDS patients, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil). The phenotypic identification was based on germ tube emission, abundant...
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