First molecular method for discriminating between Candida africana, Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis by using hwp1 gene
Academic Article
Publication Date:
2008
abstract:
The authors report here a polymerase chain reaction-based assay using a single primer pair(CR-f/CR-r), allowing discrimination between Candida africana and Candida albicans by using the hwp1gene.The method also identifies Candida dubliniensis because it produces 3 different DNA fragments: approximately 700 bp for C. africana, 941 bp for C. albicans, and 569 for C. dubliniensis.
Iris type:
14.a.1 Articolo su rivista
Keywords:
Candida africana,; Candida albicans,; Candida dubliniensis,; hwp1 gene,; PCR-based assay
List of contributors:
Romeo, Orazio; Criseo, Giuseppe
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