Genetic differences between avian and human isolates of Candida dubliniensis.
When Candida dubliniensis isolates obtained from seabird excrement and from humans in Ireland were compared by using multilocus sequence typing, 13 of 14 avian isolates were genetically distinct from human isolates. The remaining avian isolate was indistinguishable from a human isolate, suggesting that transmission may occur between humans and birds.
Dublin Dental School and Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Brenda A
BA
McManus
Derek J
DJ
Sullivan
Gary P
GP
Moran
Christophe
C
d'Enfert
Marie Elisabeth
ME
Bougnoux
Miles A
MA
Nunn
David C
DC
Coleman
D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000662:veterinary; D046091:Charadriiformes / Q000382:microbiology*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques; D017354:Point Mutation; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission
D005656:Fungal Proteins