Table 1 Fungal species present in frozen CNS samples from AD patients detected by PCR.

From: Different Brain Regions are Infected with Fungi in Alzheimer’s Disease

Species

EFC

CEH

ERH

CP

Candida albicans

   

2

Candida ortholopsis

 

2

  

Candida tropicalis

  

2

 

Cladosporium

  

2

2

Malassezia globosa

1

1

 

1

Malassezia restricta

   

4

Neosartorya hiratsukae

 

4

  

Phoma

4

   

Sacharomyces cerevisae

 

2; 3

  

Sclerotinia borealis

  

3

1;3

  1. EFC: External frontal cortex; CEH: Cerebellar hemisphere; ERH: Entorhinal cortexI/hippocampus; CP: Choroid plexus. The numbers in the Table indicate the PCR number which were positive for a given species.
  2. PCR 1: ITS-1 (external) + ITS-1 (internal 1).
  3. PCR 2: ITS-1 (external) + ITS-1 (internal 2).
  4. PCR 3: ITS-1 (external) + ITS-1 (internal 3).
  5. PCR 4: ITS-2 (external) + ITS-2 (internal 1).
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