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A simple method to detect the tandem repeat of the cyp51A promoter in azole-resistant strains of Aspergillus fumigatus.

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Abstract
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We designed primers and cycling probes to detect the tandem repeat (TR) of cyp51A promoter in Aspergillus fumigatus. A control-probe was designed to anneal to the outside of the TR region, whereas a TR-probe was designed to anneal to the inside of the TR region. For amplification and probe-hydrolysis detection, the CycleavePCR system was used. Although the difference between Ct values of the wild-type genome for the control-probe and the TR-probe was around -0.1, the difference between Ct values of TR-harboring strains was around 0.7. These data indicate that this is a simple method to detect TR in azole-resistant A. fumigatus.

Year of Publication
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2018
Journal
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Medical mycology
Date Published
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2018
ISSN Number
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1369-3786
URL
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https://academic.oup.com/mmy/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/mmy/myx149
DOI
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10.1093/mmy/myx149
Short Title
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Med Mycol
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