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Melanie Ann John
Researcher at University of Natal
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Citations - 238
Melanie Ann John is an academic researcher from University of Natal. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cryptococcus neoformans & Typing. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 235 citations.
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Molecular typing of global isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans by polymerase chain reaction fingerprinting and randomly amplified polymorphic DNA — a pilot study to standardize techniques on which to base a detailed epidemiological survey
Wieland Meyer,Krystyna Marszewska,Mitra Amirmostofian,Ricardo Pereira Igreja,Claudia Hardtke,Claudia Hardtke,Katharina Methling,Katharina Methling,Maria Anna Viviani,Ariya Chindamporn,S. Sukroongreung,Melanie Ann John,David Ellis,Tania C. Sorrell +13 more
TL;DR: All US isolates could be differentiated by a unique, strain‐specific PCR fingerprint or RAPD pattern in contrast to most of the non‐US isolates, which showed a substantially higher degree of genetic homogeneity, with some clonality, in different parts of the world.