Ribosomic DNA intergenic spacer 1 region is useful when identifying Candida parapsilosis spp. complex based on high-resolution melting analysis
Ribosomic DNA intergenic spacer 1 region is useful when identifying Candida parapsilosis spp. complex based on high-resolution melting analysis
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核糖体 DNA 基因间间隔区 1 区域在鉴定近平滑念珠菌属时非常有用。
DOI:
10.1093/mmy/myu009
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发表时间:
2014
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Gago S
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作者:
Gago S
The epidemiology ofCandida parapsilosisand the closely related speciesC. orthopsilosisandC. metapsilosishas changed in recent years, justify the need to identify this complex at the species level. In this study we investigate the intergenic spacer 1 (IGS1) of the ribosomal DNA (rDNA) to evaluate the utility of this gene region as a phylogenetic molecular marker and the suitability of a high-resolution melting (HRM) strategy based on this region for identification of members of theC. parapsilosisspp. complex. We sequenced the IGS1 and the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions of the rDNA from 33C. parapsilosis sensu latostrains. Although both regions are useful in identifying species, comparative sequence analysis showed that the diversity in the IGS1 region was higher than in the ITS sequences. We also developed an HRM analysis that reliably identifiesC. parapsilosisspp. complex based on the amplification of 70 bp in the IGS1 region. All isolates were correctly identified with a confidence interval >98%. Our results demonstrate that HRM analysis based on the IGS1 region is a powerful tool for distinguishingC. parapsilosisfrom cryptic species.