title: Isolates of Pneumocystis jirovecii from Harare show high genotypic similarity to isolates from London at the superoxide dismutase locus.
abstract: Pneumocystis jirovecii is the cause of Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in humans. Isolates of P. jirovecii obtained from patients in Harare, Zimbabwe were genotyped at the superoxide dismutase locus. High genotypic similarity to isolates of P. jirovecii obtained from patients in London, UK was observed. These data provide additional support for the hypothesis that P. jirovecii is genetically indistinguishable in isolates from geographically diverse locations.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Sexual Health and HIV Research, Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences, Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London, London WC1E 6AU, UK. rmiller@gum.ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Austin R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Lindley
authors.forename: Adam S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Malin
authors.forename: Helen E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Ambrose
authors.forename: Ann E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Wakefield
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D045363:Pneumocystis carinii / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000235:genetics*; D015030:Zimbabwe
chemical_list: D013482:Superoxide Dismutase