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. 1996 Jul;34(7):1834–1836. doi: 10.1128/jcm.34.7.1834-1836.1996

Restriction endonuclease analysis of Penicillium marneffei.

N Vanittanakom 1, C R Cooper Jr 1, S Chariyalertsak 1, S Youngchim 1, K E Nelson 1, T Sirisanthana 1
PMCID: PMC229130  PMID: 8784605

Abstract

Forty-six isolates of Penicillium marneffei were differentiated into two DNA types on the basis of their restriction fragment length polymorphisms. Of the 22 human isolates of P. marneffei, 16 (72.7%) were type I and 6 (27.3%) were type II. Of the 23 bamboo rat isolates, 20 from Rhizomys sumatrensis were type I and 3 from Cannomys badius were type II. The soil isolate was type II. These data represent the first molecular epidemiological study of this important emerging fungal pathogen.

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