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Identification and typing of the Candida parapsilosis complex: MALDI-TOF MS vs. AFLP.
Medical mycology - 1 Feb 2014
De Carolis Elena, Hensgens Lambert A M, Vella Antonietta, Posteraro Brunella, Sanguinetti Maurizio, Senesi Sonia, Tavanti Arianna
Abstract excerpt
In this study we compare the capability of amplification fragment-length polymorphism (AFLP) and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) to identify and subtype isolates of members of the Candida parapsilosis complex (C. parapsilosis, C. orthopsilosis, C. metapsilosis) and Lodderomyces elongisporus, which cannot be differentiated with biochemical methods. Both...
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