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Fibrosis
Research on fibrosis detailed by scientists at Virgen of Rocio University, Department of Internal Medicine
November 13th, 2007
Researchers detail in 'Dynamic colonisation by different Pneumocystis jirovecii genotypes in cystic fibrosis patients,' new data in fibrosis. "Although asymptomatic carriers of Pneumocystis jirovecii with cystic fibrosis (CF) have been described previously, the molecular epidemiology of P. jirovecii in CF patients has not yet been clarified. This study identified the distribution and dynamic evolution of P. jirovecii genotypes based on the mitochondrial large-subunit (mt LSU) rRNA gene," scientists in Seville, Spain report. "The mt LSU rRNA genotypes of P. jirovecii isolates in 33 respiratory samples from CF patients were investigated using nested PCR and direct...
Source: Life Science Weekly (2007-11-13)
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