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Genotyping of Mexican Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii isolates by PCR-fingerprinting.
Medical mycology - 1 Nov 2009
Olivares L R Castañón, Martínez K Martínez, Cruz R M Bermúdez, Rivera M A Martínez, Meyer W, Espinosa R A Arreguín, Martínez R López, Santos G M Ruiz Palacios y
Abstract excerpt
Cryptococcosis in México is caused by both species of the Cryptococcus species complex i.e., Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii. The current study was aimed to determine genetic variability of 72 Mexican clinical isolates using PCR-fingerprinting with the primer M13. PCR fingerprinting revealed 55 VNI, five VNII, three VNIII, one VNIV, two VGI, two VGII, two VGIII and two VGIV isolates among those studied. The...
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