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ArticleMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz2018

Multiplex polymerase chain reaction as an improved method for screening Histoplasma capsulatum mating types.

Fernando Almeida-Silva, Leonardo Silva Barbedo, Maria Lucia Taylor, Mauro de Medeiros Muniz, Allan Jefferson Guimarães, Rosely Maria Zancopé-Oliveira

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Article in Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Fernando Almeida-SilvaFundação Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Laboratório de Micologia, Setor de Imunodiagnóstico, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Leonardo Silva BarbedoFundação Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Laboratório de Micologia, Setor de Imunodiagnóstico, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Maria Lucia TaylorUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Medicina, Departamento de Microbiología-Parasitología, DF, México.
Mauro de Medeiros MunizFundação Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Laboratório de Micologia, Setor de Imunodiagnóstico, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Allan Jefferson GuimarãesUniversidade Federal Fluminense, Instituto Biomédico, Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Niterói, RJ, Brasil.
Rosely Maria Zancopé-OliveiraFundação Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Laboratório de Micologia, Setor de Imunodiagnóstico, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz · BRUniversidade Federal Fluminense · BRUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México · MX

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Histoplasmosis is a systemic mycosis infection caused by Histoplasma capsulatum, a heterothallic ascomycete. The sexual reproduction of this fungus is regulated by the mating type (MAT1) locus that contains MAT1-1 and MAT1-2 idiomorphs, which were identified by uniplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR). This study aimed to optimise single-step multiplex PCR for the accurate detection of the distinct mating types of H. capsulatum. Among the 26 isolates tested, 20 had MAT1-1 genotype, while six showed MAT1-2 genotype, in agreement with the uniplex PCR results. These results suggest that multiplex PCR is a fast and specific tool for screening H. capsulatum mating types.

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DNA, FungalDNA PrimersGenotypeHistoplasmaMultiplex Polymerase Chain ReactionReproducibility of ResultsSequence Analysis, DNADNA, FungalDNA Primers

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PMID30231112
PMCPMC6140378
OpenAlexW2890444197

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