Partial sequence of the rRNA operon of Pneumocystis carinii isolates from Puerto Rico
P. R. health sci. j
;
16(3): 251-4, sept. 1997. ilus
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in English
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| ID: lil-212527
RESUMO
Several reports indicate geographic variation of isolates of Pneumocystis carinii hominis. We have sequenced the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region and large subunit Group I intron of rRNA genes from P. carinii DNA obtained from two patients from Puerto Rico. Both can be subclassified as Type II, according to the sequence of the ITS region. A system capable of identifying individual isolates will be an essential tool for epidemiological studies of the organism. The amplification of DNA from fixed tissues may facilitate the processing of a large number of samples.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
RRNA Operon
/
Pneumocystis carinii
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Caribbean
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Puerto Rico
Language:
English
Journal:
P. R. health sci. j
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
1997
Type:
Article
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