title: High-resolution genotyping of Aspergillus fumigatus isolates recovered from chronically colonised patients with cystic fibrosis.
abstract: A series of 256 Aspergillus fumigatus isolates, recovered from eight patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), were genotyped using microsatellite-based typing. Only a limited number of genotypes were shared between patients and co-colonisation with multiple strains was indicated for all patients. Additionally, some genotypes were isolated recurrently, indicating that they are capable of prolonged colonisation.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: L M E
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Vanhee
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Symoens
authors.forename: J-P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bouchara
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Nelis
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Coenye
mesh_terms: D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications*; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal