Identification of Single-Base Mismatches in Pneumocystis jirovecii Isolated from Iranian TB positive Patients by CSGE Heteroduplex

Pneumocystis jirovecii is an opportunistic fungus, which causes Pneumocystis pneumonia (PJP) in immunocompromised, COPD and TB positive patients with a high rate of colonization, morbidity and mortality. Dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS) gene mutations are well-reported in PJP. Although sulfa prophyl...

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Main Authors: Saeideh Amani Ghayoum, Masoomeh Shams-Ghahfarokhi, Mehdi Razzaghi-Abyaneh, Behnam Mohammadi Ghalehbin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
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Online Access:https://microbiologyjournal.org/identification-of-single-base-mismatches-in-pneumocystis-jiroveciiisolated-from-iranian-tb-positive-patients-by-csge-heteroduplex/