Abstract
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.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 251-254 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |