Genotyping, serotyping and determination of mating-type of Cryptococcus neoformans clinical isolates from São Paulo State, Brazil Genotipagem, sorotipagem e determinação de mating-type de isolados clínicos de Cryptococcus neoformans do Estado de São Paulo, Brasil

Genotyping, serotyping and determination of mating-type of Cryptococcus neoformans clinical isolates from São Paulo State, Brazil Genotipagem, sorotipagem e determinação de mating-type de isolados clínicos de Cryptococcus neoformans do Estado de São Paulo, Brasil

The basidiomycetous yeast Cryptococcus neoformans is an important fungal pathogen mainly in immunocompromised patients. In this study, 47 clinical isolates of C. neoformans from regions of São Paulo State were studied serologically by using the Crypto Check Iatron RM 304-K kit, their genetic diversi...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Teruyuki Matsumoto, Ana Marisa Fusco-Almeida, Lilian Cristiane Baeza, Márcia de Souza Carvalho Melhem, Maria José Soares Medes-Giannini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2007-02-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Cryptococcus
Epidemiology
Mating type
RAPD
PCR fingerprinting
RFLP
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652007000100008

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