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Low genetic diversity of Pneumocystis jirovecii among Cuban population based on two-locus mitochondrial typing

Yaxsier de Armas *Institute of Tropical Medicine “Pedro Kourí”, Havana, Cuba
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Vicente FriazaInstituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla and CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain
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Virginia Capó *Institute of Tropical Medicine “Pedro Kourí”, Havana, Cuba
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Isabelle Durand-JolyBiology & Diversity of Emerging Eukaryotic Pathogens (BDEEP), EA-3609-IFR142, Institut Pasteur de Lille and Parasitology-Mycology Service, Faculty of Medicine, Biology & Pathology Centre (CHRU Lille), University Lille Nord de France, Lille, France
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Anamays Govín *Institute of Tropical Medicine “Pedro Kourí”, Havana, Cuba
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Carmen de La HorraInstituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla and CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain
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Eduardo Dei-CasBiology & Diversity of Emerging Eukaryotic Pathogens (BDEEP), EA-3609-IFR142, Institut Pasteur de Lille and Parasitology-Mycology Service, Faculty of Medicine, Biology & Pathology Centre (CHRU Lille), University Lille Nord de France, Lille, France
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Enrique J. CalderónInstituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla and CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 417-420 | Received 23 Apr 2011, Accepted 20 Jul 2011, Published online: 22 Sep 2011

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