Multilocus Genotyping of Pneumocystis jirovecii in Patients Developing Diverse Forms of Parasitism: Implication for a Wide Human Reservoir for the Fungus

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue SUPPL., 2003, Pages 670-689

  Totet, Anne ^a   Latouche, Sophie ^b   Duwat, Hyacinthe ^a   Magois, Eline ^a   Lacube, Philippe ^b   Pautard, Jean Claude ^a   Schmit, Jean Luc ^a   Jounieaux, Vincent ^a   Roux, Patricia ^b   Raccurt, Christian ^a   Nevez, Gilles ^a  

^a AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; PNEUMOCYSTIS; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECII;

EID: 9144258398     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2003.tb00679.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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