Open AccessSimultaneous carriage of Candida albicans strains from HIV‐infected patients with oral candidiasis: multilocus enzyme electrophoresis analysis
Author(s) -
Reynes Jacques,
Pujol Claude,
Moreau Catherine,
Mallié Michèle,
Renaud François,
Janbon François,
Bastide JeanMarie
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1996.tb08117.x
Subject(s) - candida albicans , biology , corpus albicans , microbiology and biotechnology , carriage , enzyme , fungi imperfecti , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , gel electrophoresis , virology , genetics , medicine , biochemistry , pathology
Genetic diversity of 160 Candida albicans isolates from the oral cavity of 16 HIV‐infected adults prior to antifungal treatment was assessed using multilocus enzyme electrophoresis (10 C. albicans colonies were randomly chosen from each specimen culture). 20 electrophoretic types were distinguished from the analysis of 21 enzyme loci (10 were polymorphic). Five patients (31%) were found to be colonized by 2 or 3 genetically distinct strains. Nevertheless, in these five cases, one strain predominated (from 7 to 9 of the 10 colonies). Some HIV + patients with oral candidiasis appear to be simultaneously infected with several genetically different C. albicans strains before antifungal treatment.