TY - JOUR
T1 - The molecular analysis of synonymy among medically important yeasts within the genus Candida
AU - Wickes, B. L.
AU - Hicks, J. B.
AU - Merz, W. G.
AU - Kwon-Chung, K. J.
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - Three sets of medically important yeasts, Candida albicans, C. tropicalis, and C. krusei, were compared with their putative synonyms (C. langeronii and C. claussenii, C. paratropicalis, and Itssatchenkia orientalis, respectively) to determine if these synonyms are genetically distinguishable from each other. Pulsed-field electrophoresis and hybridization to species-specific probes were used to accomplish this goal. The species-specific probes for C. albicans and C. tropicalis have been previously described (27A and CT13.8, respectively) whereas the probe for C krusei (CK3) was cloned in this study. No distinguishing characteristics between synonyms were identified, thus supporting the current taxonomic treatment of these organisms.
AB - Three sets of medically important yeasts, Candida albicans, C. tropicalis, and C. krusei, were compared with their putative synonyms (C. langeronii and C. claussenii, C. paratropicalis, and Itssatchenkia orientalis, respectively) to determine if these synonyms are genetically distinguishable from each other. Pulsed-field electrophoresis and hybridization to species-specific probes were used to accomplish this goal. The species-specific probes for C. albicans and C. tropicalis have been previously described (27A and CT13.8, respectively) whereas the probe for C krusei (CK3) was cloned in this study. No distinguishing characteristics between synonyms were identified, thus supporting the current taxonomic treatment of these organisms.
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U2 - 10.1099/00221287-138-5-901
DO - 10.1099/00221287-138-5-901
M3 - Article
C2 - 1353786
AN - SCOPUS:0026588758
SN - 0022-1287
VL - 138
SP - 901
EP - 907
JO - Journal of General Microbiology
JF - Journal of General Microbiology
IS - 5
ER -