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Genetic relationship between human and animal isolates of Candida albicans.

Edelmann A, Krüger M, Schmid J

Institut für Biochemie, Abt. Molekulare Biochemie, Medizinische Fakultät, Universität Leipzig, Johannisallee 30, 04103 Leipzig, Germany. scha@medizin.uni-leipzig.de

Analyzing Candida albicans isolates from different human and animal individuals by Ca3 fingerprinting, we obtained no evidence for host-specific genotypes and for the existence of species-specific lineages, even though a certain degree of separation between human and animal isolates was found. Therefore, animals could potentially serve as reservoirs for human Candida infection.

Published 7 December 2005 in J Clin Microbiol, 43(12): 6164-6.
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