Genotyping of the MTL loci and susceptibility to two antifungal agents of Candida glabrata clinical isolates

Genotyping of the MTL loci and susceptibility to two antifungal agents of Candida glabrata clinical isolates

The opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida glabrata is the second most common isolate from bloodstream infections worldwide and is naturally less susceptible to the antifungal drug fluconazole than other Candida species. C. glabrata is a haploid yeast that contains three mating-type like loci (MTL),...

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Main Authors: María Teresa Lavaniegos-Sobrino, Candy Y Ramírez-Zavaleta, Alfredo Ponce de León, José Sifuentes-Osornio, Miriam Bobadilla-Del Valle, Andrea Rangel-Cordero, Alejandro De Las Peñas, Irene Castaño
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2009-08-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Candida glabrata
mating type loci
MTL
clinical isolate
fluconazole
5-fluorocytosine
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