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Multilocus sequence typing reveals that the population structure of Candida dubliniensis is significantly less divergent than that of Candida albicans.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Feb 2008
McManus Brenda A, Coleman David C, Moran Gary, Pinjon Emmanuelle, Diogo Dorothée, Bougnoux Marie-Elisabeth, Borecká-Melkusova Silvia, Bujdákova Helena, Murphy Philip, d'Enfert Christophe, Sullivan Derek J
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The pathogenic yeast Candida dubliniensis is phylogenetically very closely related to Candida albicans, and both species share many phenotypic and genetic characteristics. DNA fingerprinting using the species-specific probe Cd25 and sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of the ribosomal gene cluster previously showed that C. dubliniensis is comprised of three major clades comprising...
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