Restriction endonuclease analysis of Penicillium marneffei.
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.
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Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.
Cooper
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Chariyalertsak
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Youngchim
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Nelson
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Sirisanthana
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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
D004271:DNA, Fungal