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Comparison of four molecular approaches to identify Candida parapsilosis complex species.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Mar 2017
Barbedo Leonardo Silva, Figueiredo-Carvalho Maria Helena Galdino, Muniz Mauro de Medeiros, Zancopé-Oliveira Rosely Maria
Abstract excerpt
Since the description of Candida orthopsilosis and C. metapsilosis in 2005, several methods have been proposed to identify and differentiate these species from C. parapsilosis sensu stricto. Species-specific uniplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed and compared with sequencing of the D1/D2 region of the LSU 28S rDNA gene, microsatellite typing of C. parapsilosis sensu stricto, and PCR-restriction...
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