title: Telomeric and dispersed repeat sequences in Candida yeasts and their use in strain identification.
abstract: Several different repetitive DNA sequences have been isolated from the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans. These include two families of large dispersed repeat sequences (Ca3, Ca24) and a short (23-bp) tandemly repeated element (Ca7) associated with C. albicans telomeres. In addition, a large subtelomeric repeat (WOL17) has been cloned. DNA fragments containing the telomeric repeats are highly variable among different C. albicans strains. We have shown that the Ca3 repeat is relatively more stable and is suitable for use as a species-specific and strain-specific probe for C. albicans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, Research Institute of Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California 92037.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sadhu
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: McEachern
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Rustchenko-Bulgac
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Soll
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Hicks
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015723:Gene Library; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal