Genetic differences between avian and human isolates of Candida dubliniensis.

Brenda A Mcmanus (1) , Derek J Sullivan (1) , Gary P Moran (1) , Christophe d'Enfert (2) , Marie Elisabeth Bougnoux (2) , Miles A Nunn (3) , David C Coleman (1)

1 Trinity College Dublin
2 BPF - Biologie et Pathogénicité fongiques
3 National Environmental Research Council Centre for Ecology and Hydrology

When Candida dubliniensis isolates obtained from seabird excrement and from humans in Ireland were compared by using multilocus sequence typing, 13 of 14 avian isolates were genetically distinct from human isolates. The remaining avian isolate was indistinguishable from a human isolate, suggesting that transmission may occur between humans and birds.

Mots clés: Candida dubliniensis; multilocus sequencing typing; MLST; genetics; fungi; seabirds; epidemiology; dispatch

Domaines: Mycologie

Brenda A Mcmanus, Derek J Sullivan, Gary P Moran, Christophe d'Enfert, Marie Elisabeth Bougnoux, et al.. Genetic differences between avian and human isolates of Candida dubliniensis.. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2009, 15 (9), pp.1467-70. ⟨10.3201/eid1509.081660⟩. ⟨pasteur-01525025⟩