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.
McManus
Brenda A
BA
Dublin Dental School and Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Sullivan
Derek J
DJ
Moran
Gary P
GP
d'Enfert
Christophe
C
Bougnoux
Marie Elisabeth
ME
Nunn
Miles A
MA
Coleman
David C
DC
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