Genetic differences between avian and human isolates of Candida dubliniensis.
Authors
McManus, Brenda ASullivan, Derek J
Moran, Gary P
d'Enfert, Christophe
Bougnoux, Marie Elisabeth
Nunn, Miles A
Coleman, David C
Affiliation
Dublin Dental School and Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.Issue Date
2009-09MeSH
AnimalsBird Diseases
Candida
Candidiasis
Charadriiformes
Feces
Fungal Proteins
Humans
Ireland
Mycological Typing Techniques
Point Mutation
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Zoonoses
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Genetic differences between avian and human isolates of Candida dubliniensis. 2009, 15 (9):1467-70 Emerging Infect. Dis.Journal
Emerging infectious diseasesPubMed ID
19788816Abstract
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.Language
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