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Genetic diversity analysis of Penicillium marneffei isolated from AIDS patients in Guangdong, China using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA.
Chinese medical journal - 1 Mar 2012
Li Ling-hua, Hu Feng-yu, Chen Wan-shan, Cai Wei-ping, Song Wei-nan, Kuang Yan-ling, Tang Xiao-ping
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Penicillium marneffei (P. marneffei) is an emerging pathogenic fungus that can cause invasive mycosis in patients with AIDS. The epidemiological features of P. marneffei infection in AIDS patients in Guangdong province remain unclear so far. This study aimed to investigate the genetic diversity within a population of 163 P. marneffei isolates obtained from AIDS patients and search for the dominant...
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