Copy number variation of mitochondrial genes in Pneumocystis jirovecii according to the fungal load in BAL specimens
AbstractPneumocystis jirovecii is an unculturable fungus and the causative agent of Pneumocystis pneumonia, a life-threatening opportunistic infection. Although molecular diagnosis is often based on the mtLSU rRNA mitochondrial gene due to its greater sensitivity, physiology and the dynamics of the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-09-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01413/full |