Specific Primers for Rapid Detection of Microsporum audouinii by PCR in Clinical Samples

HD Roque, R Vieira, S Rato… - Journal of Clinical …, 2006 - Am Soc Microbiol
This report describes application of PCR fingerprinting to identify common species of
dermatophytes using the microsatellite primers M13,(GACA) 4, and (GTG) 5. The initial PCR …

Direct and specific identification of Cryptococcus neoformans in biological samples using fluorescently labelled DNA probes

ML Martins, AS Ferreira, A Sampaio, R Vieira… - European journal of …, 2010 - Springer
Fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) is a suitable technique for the rapid, reliable and
cultivation-independent identification of microbial pathogens. This study describes the …

Insights on the Genotype Distribution Among Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii Portuguese Clinical Isolates

AP Maduro, K Mansinho, F Teles, I Silva, W Meyer… - Current …, 2014 - Springer
This study provides a comprehensive picture of the C. neoformans/C. gattii molecular types
most often associated with human cryptococcosis in Portugal and assesses the impact of C …

A Case of Pulmonary Cryptococcosis in a Free-living Toad (Bufo bufo)

F Seixas, M da Luz Martins… - Journal of wildlife …, 2008 - meridian.allenpress.com
Pulmonary cryptococcosis was observed in a free-living adult female common toad (Bufo
bufo) that was killed by a vehicle. Both lungs had various eosinophilic, monomorphic, and …