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Strain-Dependent Variation in 18S Ribosomal DNA Copy Numbers in Aspergillus fumigatus by Herrera, M.L, Vallor, A.C, Gelfond, J.A, Patterson, T.F, Wickes, B.L

“…Enumerating Aspergillus fumigatus CFU can be challenging since CFU determination by plate count can be difficult. CFU determination by quantitative real-time…”
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A universal DNA extraction and PCR amplification method for fungal rDNA sequence-based identification by Romanelli, A. M., Fu, J., Herrera, M. L., Wickes, B. L.

“…Summary Accurate identification of fungal pathogens using a sequence‐based approach requires an extraction method that yields template DNA pure enough for…”
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Isolation and Characterization of a New Fungal Species, Chrysosporium ophiodiicola, from a Mycotic Granuloma of a Black Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta) by Rajeev, S, Sutton, D.A, Wickes, B.L, Miller, D.L, Giri, D, Van Meter, M, Thompson, E.H, Rinaldi, M.G, Romanelli, A.M, Cano, J.F, Guarro, J

“…Isolation and characterization of the new species Chrysosporium ophiodiicola from a mycotic granuloma of a black rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta) are…”
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Phylogeny of chrysosporia infecting reptiles: proposal of the new family Nannizziopsiaceae and five new species by Stchigel, A M, Sutton, D A, Cano-Lira, J F, Cabañes, F J, Abarca, L, Tintelnot, K, Wickes, B L, García, D, Guarro, J

“…We have performed a phenotypic and phylogenetic study of a set of fungi, mostly of veterinary origin, morphologically similar to the Chrysosporium asexual…”
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Molecular Epidemiology of Clinical Cryptococcus neoformans Strains from India by Jain, N, Wickes, B. L, Keller, S. M, Fu, J, Casadevall, A, Jain, P, Ragan, M. A, Banerjee, U, Fries, B. C

“…Little is known about the molecular epidemiology of the human pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans in India, a country now in the midst of an epidemic of…”
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Insertional mutagenesis combined with an inducible filamentation phenotype reveals a conserved STE50 homologue in Cryptococcus neoformans that is required for monokaryotic fruiting and sexual reproduction by Fu, J, Mares, C, Lizcano, A, Liu, Y, Wickes, B.L

“…Cryptococcus neoformans typically grows in a yeast-like morphology; however, under specific conditions the fungus can produce hyphae that are either dikaryotic…”
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Standardized method for in vitro antifungal susceptibility testing of Candida albicans biofilms by RAMAGE, Gordon, VANDE WALLE, Kacy, WICKES, Brian L, LOPEZ-RIBOT, José L

“…Candida albicans is implicated in many biomaterial-related infections. Typically, these infections are associated with biofilm formation. Cells in biofilms…”
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Simple Chemical Extraction Method for DNA Isolation from Aspergillus fumigatus and Other Aspergillus Species by Jin, J, Lee, Y-K, Wickes, B L

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Split marker transformation increases homologous integration frequency in Cryptococcus neoformans by Fu, J., Hettler, E., Wickes, B.L.

“…Gene disruption in Cryptococcus neoformans can be problematic due to high frequencies of ectopic integration and telomerization. To improve the frequency of…”
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Comparative analysis of pathogenicity of Cryptococcus neoformans serotypes A, D and AD in murine cryptococcosis by Barchiesi, F., Cogliati, M., Esposto, M.C., Spreghini, E., Schimizzi, A.M., Wickes, B.L., Scalise, G., Viviani, M.A.

“…To characterize the pathogenicity of 15 strains of Cryptococcus neoformans belonging to several serotype/mating type allele patterns (Dα, Da, Aα, Aa, Aα/Da and…”
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Interlaboratory Reproducibility of a Single-Locus Sequence-Based Method for Strain Typing of Aspergillus fumigatus by Hurst, S.F, Kidd, S.E, Morrissey, C.O, Snelders, E, Melchers, W.J.G, Castelli, M.V, Mellado, E, Simmon, K, Petti, C.A, Richardson, S, Zhang, S, Romanelli, A.M, Wickes, B.L, de Valk, H.A, Klaassen, C.H.W, Balajee, S. Arunmozhi

“…Seven international laboratories tested the recently proposed single-locus typing strategy for Aspergillus fumigatus subtyping for interlaboratory…”
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Biofilm Formation by Candida dubliniensis by Ramage, G, Vande Walle, K, Wickes, B L, López-Ribot, J L

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Sequence-based identification of Aspergillus, fusarium, and mucorales species in the clinical mycology laboratory: where are we and where should we go from here? by Balajee, S A, Borman, A M, Brandt, M E, Cano, J, Cuenca-Estrella, M, Dannaoui, E, Guarro, J, Haase, G, Kibbler, C C, Meyer, W, O'Donnell, K, Petti, C A, Rodriguez-Tudela, J L, Sutton, D, Velegraki, A, Wickes, B L

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Genetic association of mating types and virulence in Cryptococcus neoformans by KWON-CHUNG, K. J, EDMAN, J. C, WICKES, B. L

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Dynamics of Mixed–Candida Species Biofilms in Response to Antifungals by Vipulanandan, G., Herrera, M., Wiederhold, N.P., Li, X., Mintz, J., Wickes, B.L., Kadosh, D.

“…Oral infections caused by Candida species, the most commonly isolated human fungal pathogen, are frequently associated with biofilms. Although Candida albicans…”
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Cryptococcus neoformans STE12α Regulates Virulence but Is Not Essential for Mating by Chang, Y.C., Wickes, B.L., Miller, G.F., Penoyer, L.A., Kwon-Chung, K.J.

“…The Cryptococcus neoformans STE12α gene, a homologue of Saccharomyces cerevisiae STE12, exists only in mating type (MAT)α cells. In S. cerevisiae, STE12 was…”
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Molecular and genetic characterization of a serotype A MATa Cryptococcus neoformans isolate by KELLER, S. M, VIVIANI, M. A, ESPOSTO, M. C, COGLIATI, M, WICKES, B. L

“…Cryptococcus neoformans comprises two varieties (neoformans and gattii) and four serotypes (A, B, C and D). Fertile isolates of both mating types have been…”
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Dimorphism and Haploid Fruiting in Cryptococcus neoformans: Association with the α -Mating Type by Wickes, Brian L., Mayorga, María E., Edman, Ursula, Edman, Jeffrey C.

“…Cryptococcus neoformans is a major opportunistic fungal pathogen in AIDS and other immunosuppressed patients. We have shown that wild-type haploid C…”
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Isolation of a Cryptococcus neoformans serotype A MATa strain from the Italian environment by VIVIANI, M. A, ESPOSTO, M. C, COGLIATI, M, MONTAGNA, M. T, WICKES, B. L

“…Cryptococcus neoformans is a heterothallic basidiomycete which possesses a bipolar mating system based on two mating type alleles, MATa and MATalpha. In the…”
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Mapping of the Cryptococcus neoformans MATα Locus: Presence of Mating Type-Specific Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Cascade Homologs by Karos, M., Chang, Y. C., McClelland, C. M., Clarke, D. L., Fu, J., Wickes, B. L., Kwon-Chung, K. J.

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