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Opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida glabrata circulates between humans and yellow-legged gulls.
Scientific reports - 26 Oct 2016
Al-Yasiri Mohammed Hashim, Normand Anne-Cécile, L'Ollivier Coralie, Lachaud Laurence, Bourgeois Nathalie, Rebaudet Stanislas, Piarroux Renaud, Mauffrey Jean-François, Ranque Stéphane
Abstract excerpt
The opportunistic pathogenic yeast Candida glabrata is a component of the mycobiota of both humans and yellow-legged gulls that is prone to develop fluconazole resistance. Whether gulls are a reservoir of the yeast and facilitate the dissemination of human C. glabrata strains remains an open question. In this study, MLVA genotyping highlighted the lack of genetic structure of 190 C. glabrata strains isolated from...
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