Characterization of Cryptococcus neoformans by random DNA amplification

被引:33
作者
Ruma, P
Chen, SCA
Sorrell, TC
Brownlee, AG
机构
[1] CSIRO,DIV ANIM PROD,PROSPECT,NSW,AUSTRALIA
[2] UNIV SYDNEY,WESTMEAD HOSP,CTR INFECT DIS & MICROBIOL,WESTMEAD,NSW 2145,AUSTRALIA
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D O I
10.1111/j.1472-765X.1996.tb00197.x
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) was optimized and used to distinguish between the varieties and serotypes of Cryptococcus neoformans. The RAPD technique distinguished between serotypes A, D or AD within C. neoformans var. neoformans, and revealed further differentiation within each serotype. Four RAPD profiles were clearly recognizable within C. neoformans var, gattii, although its two serotypes, B and C, were only differentiated with one primer combination out of seven.
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