Preliminary results of Pneumocystis carinii strain differentiation by using molecular biology.
The mode of Pneumocystis carinii transmission is controversial. Recent studies point to exogenous inoculation rather than reactivation, and person-to-person transmission has also been suggested. Comparison of nucleotide sequences of the large-subunit mitochondrial rRNA gene of P. carinii from human immunodeficiency virus-seropositive patients showed strain differences.
Latouche
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Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint-Antoine, Paris, France.
Roux
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Poirot
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Lavrard
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Hermelin
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Bertrand
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D001483:Base Sequence; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000032:analysis; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011010:Pneumocystis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000382:microbiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012331:RNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics
D004271:DNA, Fungal; D012331:RNA, Fungal; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal