Analysis of the genetic diversity of Candida isolates obtained from diabetic patients and kidney transplant recipients

Yeasts of the genus Candida have high genetic variability and are the most common opportunistic pathogenic fungi in humans. In this study, we evaluated the genetic diversity among 120 isolates of Candida spp. obtained from diabetic patients, kidney transplant recipients and patients without any immu...

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Main Authors: Volmir Pitt Benedetti, Daiani Cristina Savi, Rodrigo Aluizio, Douglas Adamoski, Vanessa Kava-Cordeiro, Lygia V Galli-Terasawa, Chirlei Glienke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2016-01-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762016005001001&lng=en&tlng=en