title: Sequence diversity of the intergenic spacer region of the rRNA gene of Cryptococcus albidus isolated from the skin of patients with atopic dermatitis and healthy individuals.
abstract: The yeast species Cryptococcus albidus var. albidus was found to more often colonize the skin surface of patients with atopic dermatitis (77.0%, 47/61) than that of  healthy subjects (37.5%, 15/40). The intergenic spacer 1 region of the rRNA gene of this species consists of four sequence types: I, II, III and IV. Types I and II were predominant among healthy subjects and atopic dermatitis patients, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, 2-522-1 Noshio, Kiyose, Tokyo 204-8588, Japan.
authors.forename: Enshi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Mami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tajima
authors.forename: Ryoji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tsuboi
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugita
mesh_terms: D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D003454:Cryptococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer