Dihydropteroate synthase and novel dihydrofolate reductase gene mutations in strains of Pneumocystis jirovecii from South Africa

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1443-1444

  Robberts, F J L ^a   Chalkley, L J ^c   Weyer, K ^c   Goussard, P ^b   Liebowitz, L D ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ARGININE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; DIHYDROPTEROATE SYNTHASE; GENE PRODUCT; GLYCINE; SULFONAMIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS MUTATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECI; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

DIHYDROPTEROATE SYNTHASE; HUMANS; MUTATION; PNEUMOCYSTIS; TETRAHYDROFOLATE DEHYDROGENASE;

PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECII;

EID: 14944377395     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.3.1443-1444.2005     Document Type: Article

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