MP1 homologue-based multilocus sequence system for typing the pathogenic fungus Penicillium marneffei: A novel approach using lineage-specific genes

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3647-3654

  Woo, Patrick C Y ^a,b   Lau, Candy C Y ^b   Chong, Ken T K ^b   Tse, Herman ^a,b   Tsang, Dominic N C ^c   Lee, Rodney A ^d   Tse, Cindy W S ^e   Que, Tak Lun ^f   Chung, Liliane M W ^b   Ngan, Antonio H Y ^b   Hui, Wai Ting ^b   Wong, Samson S Y ^a,b   Lau, Susanna K P ^a,b   Yuen, Kwok Yung ^a,b  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^e KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^f TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANNOPROTEIN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; ASPERGILLUS; EPIDEMIC; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE SEQUENCE; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MP1 GENE; MPLP10 GENE; MPLP13 GENE; MPLP4 GENE; MPLP7 GENE; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI; POLYMORPHIC LOCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ADULT; AGED; BASE SEQUENCE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; PENICILLIUM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ASCOMYCOTA; ASPERGILLUS; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI; PEZIZOMYCOTINA;

EID: 36348960246     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00619-07     Document Type: Article

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