Abstract
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) was extracted from 88 Candida albicans isolates (61 from Kanazawa Medical University and 27 from Duke University). Restriction analysis of mtDNA with Hae III, BamH I and Xba I showed 10, 8 and 12 distinct patterns, respectively. The Candida albicans isolates were divided into 19 types based on the combination of the mtDNA restriction patterns with the three enzymes. The results suggest that analysis of mtDNA is useful for identification, discrimination and epidemiology of C. albicans.
