Lack of Candida africana and Candida dubliniensis in Vaginal Candida albicans Isolates in Turkey Using HWP1 Gene Polymorphisms
| Autor: | Mehmet Ali Saraçli, Banu Sancak, Ahmet Güzel, Ramazan Gümral, Macit Ilkit |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Çukurova Üniversitesi |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Turkey Hypha Veterinary (miscellaneous) Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Microbiology Fungal Proteins Chlamydospore Medical microbiology Candida albicans medicine Humans Vaginitis Gene Candidiasis Vulvovaginal Candida Candida dubliniensis HWP1 gene Membrane Glycoproteins Polymorphism Genetic biology Candida africana biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Corpus albicans Female Agronomy and Crop Science |
| Zdroj: | Mycopathologia. 172:73-76 |
| ISSN: | 1573-0832 0301-486X 2138-0767 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11046-011-9401-2 |
| Popis: | PubMedID: 21380767 Candida africana differs from the common strains of C. albicans and C. dubliniensis morphologically, physiologically, genetically, and, in particular, clinically. This fungal pathogen is primarily recovered from genital specimens, especially in vaginal specimens. In this investigation, we reexamined 195 vaginal C. albicans isolates for the presence of C. africana and C. dubliniensis by using hyphal wall protein 1 (HWP1) gene polymorphisms. All study isolates were confirmed to be C. albicans, and none were verified as either C. africana or C. dubliniensis. In conclusion, the HWP1 gene polymorphisms offer a useful tool in the discrimination of C. africana, C. albicans, and C. dubliniensis. Further studies may highlight the pathogenesis and importance of this yeast in vulvovaginal candidiasis. © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media B.V. |
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