Preliminary Characterization And Grouping Of Candida Species By Numerical Analysis Of Protein Profiles Obtained By Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis

Abstract

Whole-cell proteins from isolates of five Candida species (Candida albicans, Candida krusei, Candida parapsilosis, Candida tropicalis and Candida guilliermondii) were separated by SDS-PAGE and the profiles obtained were converted into a binary data matrix that produced a cophenetic correlation phenogram. 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