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Microsatellite-based genotyping of Candida albicans isolated from patients with superficial candidiasis.
Medical mycology journal - 1 Jan 2011
Shimizu Kazue, Hattori Hisao, Adachi Hidesada, Oshima Ryosuke, Horii Toshinobu, Tanaka Reiko, Yaguchi Takashi, Tomita Yasushi, Akiyama Masashi, Kawamoto Fumihiko, Kanbe Toshio
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This study aimed to examine the genotype distribution of Candida albicans and the major genotypes involved in superficial candidiasis. The genotypes of C. albicans isolated from the infection sites of patients with superficial candidiasis (referred to as infection isolates) were analyzed by fragment analysis using 4 microsatellite markers (HIS3, CDC3, CAI and CAIII). Genotypes of the infection isolates were...
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