title: Restriction endonuclease analysis of Penicillium marneffei.
abstract: Forty-six isolates of Penicillium marneffei were differentiated into two DNA types on the basis of their restriction fragment length polymorphisms. Of the 22 human isolates of P. marneffei, 16 (72.7%) were type I and 6 (27.3%) were type II. Of the 23 bamboo rat isolates, 20 from Rhizomys sumatrensis were type I and 3 from Cannomys badius were type II. The soil isolate was type II. These data represent the first molecular epidemiological study of this important emerging fungal pathogen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vanittanakom
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chariyalertsak
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Youngchim
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sirisanthana
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D000818:Animals; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D009115:Muridae; D009181:Mycoses / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D010407:Penicillium / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D051381:Rats; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal