Climate and genotypes of Pneumocystis jirovecii

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 445-448

  Miller, R F ^a   Evans, H E R ^a   Copas, A J ^a   Cassell, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climatic factors; Genotypes; Pneumocystis jirovecii; Rainfall; Seasons

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL RNA; RAIN; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECI; PNEUMOCYSTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION;

PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECII;

EID: 33847768746     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01641.x     Document Type: Article

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