title: Subtypes of genotype A Candida albicans isolates determined by restriction endonuclease and sequence analyses.
abstract: Systemic yeast infections are the Leading cause of mortality and morbidity in immunocompromized patients. Candida albicans, being the most frequently isolated fungal pathogen in these patients, can be divided into three genotypes (genotypes A, B and C) by 25S intron analysis. In our study, we found that molecular sizes of genotype A C. albicans isolates were heterogeneous. In order to determine the molecular basis of this difference, Haelll digestion was applied, and strains forming different band patterns were analyzed by automated sequence analysis. As a result of sequence analysis, eight different subtypes (a --> h) were found among genotype A C. albicans strains and an easy differentiation scheme consisting of Haelll and MspI digestions was constructed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Molecular Pathology and Genetics, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, 06100 Cebeci, Ankara, Turkey. ckarahan@medicine.ankara.edu.tr
authors.forename: Z C
authors.initials: ZC
authors.lastname: Karahan
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Akar
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000382:microbiology; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D019003:Deoxyribonuclease HpaII; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D019003:Deoxyribonuclease HpaII; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific; C024403:GGCC-specific type II deoxyribonucleases