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RAPD analysis with the primer L15996 of Brazilian clinical and environmental Cryptococcus neoformans isolates.
Mycopathologia - 1 Jul 2012
Andrade-Silva Leonardo, Ferreira-Paim Kennio, Mora Delio Jose, da Silva Paulo Roberto, Andrade Anderson Assunção, Lages-Silva Eliane, Pedrosa André Luiz, Silva-Vergara Mario León
Abstract excerpt
Different methods have been used to perform the molecular characterization of Cryptococcus neoformans. Among them, RAPD analysis is able to separate isolates of the same species and genotypes. This study aimed to evaluate clinical and environmental C. neoformans isolates from Minas Gerais, Brazil by RAPD and correlate the genetic profiles with the ones obtained by URA5-RFLP, virulence factors and antifungal...
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