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Detection and identification of opportunistic Exophiala species using the rolling circle amplification of ribosomal internal transcribed spacers.
Mohammad Javad Najafzadeh,Somayeh Dolatabadi,M. Saradeghi Keisari,Ali Naseri,Peiying Feng,G.S. de Hoog +5 more
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Rolling circle amplification (RCA) is applied to species of Exophiala known to cause systemic infections in humans and proved to successfully amplify DNA of the target fungi at the level of species; while no cross-reactivity was observed.About:
This article is published in Journal of Microbiological Methods.The article was published on 2013-09-01. It has received 44 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Exophiala & Rolling circle replication.read more
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Fungal diversity notes 111–252—taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions to fungal taxa
Guo Jie Li,Kevin D. Hyde,Kevin D. Hyde,Kevin D. Hyde,Rui-Lin Zhao,Sinang Hongsanan,Sinang Hongsanan,Faten A. Abdel-Aziz,Mohamed A. Abdel-Wahab,Mohamed A. Abdel-Wahab,Pablo Alvarado,Genivaldo Alves-Silva,Joseph F. Ammirati,Hiran A. Ariyawansa,Abhishek Baghela,Ali H. Bahkali,Michael Beug,D. Jayarama Bhat,Dimitar Bojantchev,Thitiya Boonpratuang,Timur S. Bulgakov,Erio Camporesi,Marcela C. Boro,Oldriska Ceska,Dyutiparna Chakraborty,Jia-Jia Chen,K. W. Thilini Chethana,Putarak Chomnunti,Giovanni Consiglio,Bao-Kai Cui,Dong-Qin Dai,Yu Cheng Dai,Dinushani A. Daranagama,Dinushani A. Daranagama,Kanad Das,Monika C. Dayarathne,Monika C. Dayarathne,Eske De Crop,Rafael J. V. De Oliveira,Carlos Alberto Fragoso de Souza,José I. de Souza,Bryn T. M. Dentinger,Bryn T. M. Dentinger,Asha J. Dissanayake,Mingkwan Doilom,Mingkwan Doilom,E. Ricardo Drechsler-Santos,Masoomeh Ghobad-Nejhad,Sean P. Gilmore,Aristóteles Góes-Neto,Michał Gorczak,Charles H. Haitjema,Kalani Kanchana Hapuarachchi,Kalani Kanchana Hapuarachchi,Akira Hashimoto,Akira Hashimoto,Mao Qiang He,Mao Qiang He,John K. Henske,Kazuyuki Hirayama,María Josefina Iribarren,Subashini C. Jayasiri,Ruvishika S. Jayawardena,Sun Jeong Jeon,Gustavo Henrique Jerônimo,Ana L. Jesus,E. B. Gareth Jones,Ji Chuan Kang,Samantha C. Karunarathna,Samantha C. Karunarathna,Paul M. Kirk,Sirinapa Konta,Sirinapa Konta,Eric Kuhnert,Ewald Langer,Haeng Sub Lee,Hyang Burm Lee,Wen-Jing Li,Wen-Jing Li,Xinghong Li,Kare Liimatainen,Diogo Xavier Lima,Chuan Gen Lin,Chuan Gen Lin,Jian-Kui Liu,Xings Zhong Liu,Zuo Yi Liu,J. Jennifer Luangsa-ard,Robert Lücking,H. Thorsten Lumbsch,Saisamorn Lumyong,Eduardo M. Leaño,Agostina V. Marano,Misato Matsumura,Misato Matsumura,Eric H. C. McKenzie,Suchada Mongkolsamrit,Peter E. Mortimer,Thi Thuong Thuong Nguyen,Tuula Niskanen,Chada Norphanphoun,Chada Norphanphoun,Michelle A. O’Malley,Sittiporn Parnmen,Julia Pawłowska,Rekhani H. Perera,Rekhani H. Perera,Rungtiwa Phookamsak,Rungtiwa Phookamsak,Chayanard Phukhamsakda,Chayanard Phukhamsakda,Carmen L. A. Pires-Zottarelli,Olivier Raspé,Mateus Arduvino Reck,Sarah C. O. Rocha,André L. C. M. A. de Santiago,Indunil C. Senanayake,Ledo Setti,Qiu Ju Shang,Sanjay K. Singh,Esteban Benjamin Sir,Kevin V. Solomon,Jie Song,Prasert Srikitikulchai,Marc Stadler,Satinee Suetrong,Hayato Takahashi,Takumasa Takahashi,Kazuaki Tanaka,Li Ping Tang,Kasun M. Thambugala,Donnaya Thanakitpipattana,Michael K. Theodorou,Benjarong Thongbai,Tuksaporn Thummarukcharoen,Qing Tian,Qing Tian,Saowaluck Tibpromma,Saowaluck Tibpromma,Annemieke Verbeken,Alfredo Vizzini,Josef Vlasák,Kerstin Voigt,Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe,Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe,Yong Wang,Gothamie Weerakoon,Hua An Wen,Ting-Chi Wen,Nalin N. Wijayawardene,Sarunyou Wongkanoun,Marta Wrzosek,Yuan Pin Xiao,Yuan Pin Xiao,Jianchu Xu,Ji Ye Yan,Jing Yang,Shu Da Yang,Yu Hu,Jin-Feng Zhang,Jie Zhao,Li-Wei Zhou,Derek Peršoh,Alan J. L. Phillips,Sajeewa S. N. Maharachchikumbura +164 more
TL;DR: This paper is a compilation of notes on 142 fungal taxa, including five new families, 20 new genera, and 100 new species, representing a wide taxonomic and geographic range.
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Identification of horizontally transferred genes in the genus Colletotrichum reveals a steady tempo of bacterial to fungal gene transfer.
TL;DR: A constant flux of genes from bacteria to fungi throughout the evolution of subphylum Pezizomycotina is revealed, occurring at a steady rate during their evolution.
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Rapid Identification of Emerging Human-Pathogenic Sporothrix Species with Rolling Circle Amplification.
Anderson Messias Rodrigues,Mohammad Javad Najafzadeh,G. Sybren de Hoog,Zoilo Pires de Camargo +3 more
TL;DR: In this article, rolling circle amplification (RCA) was used for species-specific identification of human-pathogenic Sporothrix infection using padlock probes targeting polymorphisms in the gene encoding calmodulin.
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Identification of Mycoses in Developing Countries.
Amir Arastehfar,Brian L. Wickes,Macit Ilkit,David H. Pincus,Farnaz Daneshnia,Weihua Pan,Fang Wenjie,Teun Boekhout,Teun Boekhout +8 more
TL;DR: Next-generation sequencing and other innovative technologies such as clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-based diagnostic tools may lead to efficient, alternate methods that can be used in point-of-care assays, which may supplement or replace some of the current technologies and improve the diagnostics of fungal infections in developing countries.
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Rapid Identification of Black Grain Eumycetoma Causative Agents Using Rolling Circle Amplification
Sarah A. Ahmed,Bert Gerrits van den Ende,Ahmed H. Fahal,Wendy W. J. van de Sande,G.S. de Hoog +4 more
TL;DR: A rapid, simple, and highly efficient molecular based method for identification of agents of black grain eumycetoma is introduced, aiming to improve diagnostic in endemic areas and is highly reproducible and can be performed within a single day.
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