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Isolates of Pneumocystis jirovecii from Harare show high genotypic similarity to isolates from London at the superoxide dismutase locus.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - 1 Mar 2005
Miller Robert F, Lindley Austin R, Malin Adam S, Ambrose Helen E, Wakefield Ann E
Abstract excerpt
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...
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