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ArticleJournal of clinical microbiology2007

Identification of medically important Candida and non-Candida yeast species by an oligonucleotide array.

Shiang Ning Leaw, Hsien Chang Chang, Richard Barton, Jean-Philippe Bouchara, Tsung Chain Chang

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Article in Journal of clinical microbiology, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 72 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Shiang Ning LeawInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Hsien Chang Chang
Richard Barton
Jean-Philippe Bouchara
Tsung Chain Chang
Institute of Biomedical Science · GBNational Cheng Kung University · TWUniversité d'Angers · FRUniversity of Leeds · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The incidence of yeast infections has increased in the recent decades, with Candida albicans still being the most common cause of infections. However, infections caused by less common yeasts have been widely reported in recent years. Based on the internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS 1) and ITS 2 sequences of the rRNA genes, an oligonucleotide array was developed to identify 77 species of clinically relevant yeasts belonging to 16 genera. The ITS regions were amplified by PCR with a pair of fungus-specific primers, followed by hybridization of the digoxigenin-labeled PCR product to a panel of oligonucleotide probes immobilized on a nylon membrane for species identification. A collection of 452 yeast strains (419 target and 33 nontarget strains) was tested, and a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 97% were obtained by the array. The detection limit of the array was 10 pg of yeast genomic DNA per assay. In conclusion, yeast identification by the present method is highly reliable and can be used as an alternative to the conventional identification methods. The whole procedure can be finished within 24 h, starting from isolated colonies.

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DNA, FungalDNA, IntergenicHumansMycosesOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisSpecies SpecificityYeastsDNA, FungalDNA, Intergenic

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PMID17507521
PMCPMC1933000
OpenAlexW2141293158

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