DNA fingerprint
Overview page. Subjects: Ecology and Conservation.
A set of DNA-based characters which are in a combination unique, or nearly so, to an individual organism. See also satellite DNA.
Yeast identification by sequencing, biochemical kits, MALDI–TOF MS and rep-PCR DNA fingerprinting
in Medical Mycology
October 2018; p ublished online December 2017 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Environmental Science; Mycology and Fungi; Veterinary Medicine. 5911 words.
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No study has comprehensively evaluated the performance of 28S nrDNA and ITS sequencing, commercial biochemical test kits, MALDI–TOF MS platforms, and...
Development and use of complex probes for DNA fingerprinting the infectious fungi
in Medical Mycology
January 2001; p ublished online January 2001 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 0 words.
A variety of methods have emerged for genetic fingerprinting the infectious fungi. One of the most versatile is Southern blot hybridization with species-specific complex DNA probes that...
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DNA fingerprinting of Fusarium solani isolates related to a cutaneous infection in a sea turtle
in Medical Mycology
January 1999; p ublished online January 1999 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 0 words.
Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) fingerprinting was applied to Fusarium solani from a cutaneous hyalohyphomycosis in a loggerhead sea turtle. A total of seven F. solani isolates were...
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DNA fingerprinting of serial Candida albicans isolates obtained during itraconazole prophylaxis in patients with AIDS
in Medical Mycology
January 2001; p ublished online January 2001 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 0 words.
During a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study testing the efficacy of itraconazole for prophylaxis of systemic and mucosal fungal infections in patients with acquired immune...
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Genetic polymorphism of Malassezia furfur isolates from Han and Tibetan ethnic groups in China using DNA fingerprinting
in Medical Mycology
December 2010; p ublished online December 2010 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 1640 words.
Reported isolation rates of Malassezia yeast from human skin show geographic variations. In China, the populations of the Han (1,182.95 million) and Tibetan (5.41 million) ethnic groups are...
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Rep-PCR and RAPD-PCR fingerprinting of Aspergillus terreus
in Medical Mycology
November 2013; p ublished online November 2013 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 1525 words.
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We compared two PCR methods for molecular typing the medically important filamentous fungus Aspergillus terreus. In a set of 46 strains investigated...
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Afut2, a new family of degenerate gypsy-like retrotransposon from Aspergillus fumigatus
in Medical Mycology
January 2001; p ublished online January 2001 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 0 words.
Four recombinant λ clones containing non-ribosomal repetitive DNA sequences useful for fingerprinting Aspergillus fumigatus strains contained a new member of the gypsy family of...
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PCR fingerprinting: a convenient molecular tool to distinguish between Candida dubliniensis and Candida albicans
in Medical Mycology
January 2001; p ublished online January 2001 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 0 words.
Candida dubliniensis was recently identified as a germ-tube- and chlamydospore-positive yeast, phenotypically and morphologically indistinguishable from the phylogenetically...
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Molecular epidemiology and antifungal susceptibility patterns of Sporothrix schenckii isolates from a cat-transmitted epidemic of sporotrichosis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
in Medical Mycology
March 2008; p ublished online March 2008 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 4477 words.
Since 1998 a cat-transmitted epidemic of sporotrichosis has been observed in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil. Besides the lymphocutaneous and fixed forms, other presentations, such as...
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Genetic diversity of Coccidioides posadasii from Brazil
in Medical Mycology
May 2013; p ublished online May 2013 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 2480 words.
Studies of the genetic variation within populations of Coccidioides posadasii are scarce, especially for those recovered from South America. Understanding the distribution of genotypes...
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Genotyping Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans with specific primers designed from PCR-fingerprinting bands sequenced using a modified PCR-based strategy
in Medical Mycology
January 2000; p ublished online January 2000 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 0 words.
Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans can be subdivided into six genotypes (VN1-VN6) based on different combinations of four major bands (420, 475, 540 and 800 bp) obtained...
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Molecular epidemiology of global Candida dubliniensis isolates utilizing genomic-wide, co-dominant, PCR-based markers for strain delineation
in Medical Mycology
December 2009; p ublished online December 2009 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 3383 words.
The molecular epidemiology of Candida dubliniensis has been studied using large complex DNA probes for Southern analysis and has revealed the existence of distinct genotypes within this...
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Reservoir of Candida albicans infection in a vascular bypass graft demonstrates a stable karyotype over six months
in Medical Mycology
June 2004; p ublished online June 2004 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 0 words.
We retrospectively analyzed five Candida albicans isolates from two infection episodes in a single patient 6 months apart. Using contour-clamped homogeneous field...
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Old and new concepts of species differentiation in Aspergillus
in Medical Mycology
September 2006; p ublished online September 2006 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 5991 words.
The classification of the genus Aspergillus has been studied by many taxonomists. The most important monograph on which most taxonomies are derived from is strictly based on phenotypical...
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Molecular epidemiology of Cryptococcus neoformans isolates from AIDS patients of the Brazilian city, Rio de Janeiro
in Medical Mycology
June 2004; p ublished online June 2004 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 0 words.
A high biodiversity of Cryptococcus neoformans isolates is known to exist in some Brazilian urban areas, raising the possibility that patients may encounter multiple inoculum...
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Recrudescent cryptococcosis, caused by Cryptococcus gattii (molecular type VGII), over a 13-year period in a Birman cat
in Medical Mycology
September 2006; p ublished online September 2006 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 2851 words.
A 17-year-old desexed male Birman cat presented with a fleshy mass protruding from the left ear canal. A culture from the mass revealed a heavy growth of Cryptococcus gattii (molecular type...
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Environmental sampling for Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii from the Blue Mountains National Park, Sydney, Australia
in Medical Mycology
January 2002; p ublished online January 2002 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 0 words.
The environmental association of Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii with decaying wood in tropical and subtropical regions of the world is well documented. In Australia, the yeast appears...
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Epidemiology of Candida colonization in an intensive care unit of a teaching hospital in Kuwait
in Medical Mycology
December 2003; p ublished online December 2003 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 0 words.
The incidence of Candida infections in intensive care units (ICU) is increasing. Although most cases of candidemia are caused by commensal strains colonizing the patients' own body sites,...
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Prevalence and clonal distribution of avian Escherichia coli isolates harboring increased serum survival (iss) gene
in The Journal of Applied Poultry Research
March 2016; p ublished online November 2015 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Zoology and Animal Sciences; Animal Pathology and Diseases; Animal Physiology; Ornithology; Veterinary Medicine. 3051 words.
Colibacillosis, an important disease of poultry caused by avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC), is responsible for great economic losses in the poultry industry around the world. The...
