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Analysis of the genetic diversity of Candida isolates obtained from diabetic patients and kidney transplant recipients.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 7 Jun 2016
Benedetti Volmir Pitt, Savi Daiani Cristina, Aluizio Rodrigo, Adamoski Douglas, Kava-Cordeiro Vanessa, Galli-Terasawa Lygia V, Glienke Chirlei
Abstract excerpt
Yeasts of the genus Candida have high genetic variability and are the most common opportunistic pathogenic fungi in humans. In this study, we evaluated the genetic diversity among 120 isolates of Candida spp. obtained from diabetic patients, kidney transplant recipients and patients without any immune deficiencies from Paraná state, Brazil. The analysis was performed using the ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 region and a partial...
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