Genetic relationship between human and animal isolates of Candida albicans.

J Clin Microbiol

Institut für Biochemie, Abt. Molekulare Biochemie, Medizinische Fakultät, Universität Leipzig, Johannisallee 30, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.

Published: December 2005

Analyzing Candida albicans isolates from different human and animal individuals by Ca3 fingerprinting, we obtained no evidence for host-specific genotypes and for the existence of species-specific lineages, even though a certain degree of separation between human and animal isolates was found. Therefore, animals could potentially serve as reservoirs for human Candida infection.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1317197PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.43.12.6164-6166.2005DOI Listing

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