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PCR protocol for specific identification of Candida nivariensis, a recently described pathogenic yeast.

Alcoba-Flórez J, Arévalo Mdel P, González-Paredes FJ, Cano J, Guarro J, Pérez-Roth E, Méndez-Alvarez S

Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Ctra. del Rosario s/n, 38010 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.

Candida nivariensis is a recently described pathogenic yeast closely related to Candida glabrata. We developed a specific set of oligonucleotide primers based on the internal transcribed spacer regions of the rRNA gene for the rapid identification of C. nivariensis. PCR with these primers amplified a 206-bp amplicon from C. nivariensis.

Published 7 December 2005 in J Clin Microbiol, 43(12): 6194-6.
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