Genetic characterization of morphologically variant strains of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

Molecular characterization of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis variant strains that had been preserved under mineral oil for decades was carried out by random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis (RAPD). On P. brasiliensis variants in the transitional phase and strains with typical morphology, RAPD produ...

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Main Authors: Cintia de Moraes Borba, Janaina Correia, Ester Vinhas, Albert Martins, Beatriz Costa Aguiar Alves, Sheila Unkles, James Robertson Kinghorn, Norma Lucena-Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2008-05-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
FMO
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000300015