| Title | Low genetic diversity of Pneumocystis jirovecii among Cuban population based on two-locus mitochondrial typing |
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| Authors | de Armas, Yaxsier , Friaza, Vicente , Capo, Virginia , Durand-Joly, Isabelle , Govin, Anamays , DE LA HORRA PADILLA, CARMEN, Dei-Cas, Eduardo , Calderon, Enrique J. |
| External publication | Si |
| Means | MEDICAL MYCOLOGY |
| Scope | Article |
| Nature | Científica |
| JCR Quartile | 1 |
| SJR Quartile | 1 |
| JCR Impact | 1.979 |
| SJR Impact | 0.977 |
| Publication date | 01/05/2012 |
| ISI | 000302752900013 |
| DOI | 10.3109/13693786.2011.607474 |
| Abstract | Genotypes of two different loci of the Pneumocystis jirovecii mitochondrial gene were studied in specimens from a total of 75 Pneumocystis pneumonia patients in Spain, France and Cuba. A new genotype of the mitochondrial small subunit rRNA gene of P. jirovecii (160A/196T) was identified, which was revealed to be the most common in these three countries, especially in Cuba where its proportion reached 93.8%. Our data imply that the new genotype might be circulating worldwide and also suggests that the distribution of P. jirovecii genotypes could be narrower in islands such as Cuba. |
| Keywords | Pneumocystis; epidemiology; genotypes |
| Universidad Loyola members |
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