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Karyotyping of fluconazole-resistant yeasts with phenotype reported as Candida krusei or Candida inconspicua.
International journal of systematic bacteriology - 1 Jan 1996
Essayag S M, Baily G G, Denning D W, Burnie J P
Abstract excerpt
The yeasts Candida krusei and Candida inconspicua have similar phenotypes, which may make discrimination of these organisms difficult. In this study we determined the karyotypes of 51 isolates of these two yeast species by contour-clamped homogeneous electric field electrophoresis. We found that the 43 isolates that had the C. krusei phenotype had three karyotype-specific characteristics. These isolates produced...
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