Abstract
The mode of Pneumocystis carinii transmission is controversial. Recent studies point to exogenous inoculation rather than reactivation, and person-to-person transmission has also been suggested. Comparison of nucleotide sequences of the large-subunit mitochondrial rRNA gene of P. carinii from human immunodeficiency virus-seropositive patients showed strain differences.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / microbiology*
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Base Sequence
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DNA, Fungal / analysis
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Genetic Variation
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HIV Seropositivity
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Humans
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Pneumocystis / genetics*
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Pneumocystis / isolation & purification
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Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / microbiology*
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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RNA, Fungal / genetics
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RNA, Ribosomal / genetics
Substances
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DNA, Fungal
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RNA, Fungal
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RNA, Ribosomal