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Results of random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis using three different primers showed that 16 strains ofPenicillium marneffei isolated from AIDS patients in Thailand belonged to a genetically homogenous group, but different slightly from an isolate from bamboo rat in China. Six PCR fragments (from about, 200 to 600 bp) that were commonly observed in the RAPD fingerprint of all strains were extracted and sequented. Usefulness of this sequence information for identification ofP. marneffei is discussed.
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Mekha, N., Poonwan, N., Mikami, Y. et al. Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis ofPenicillium marneffei strains isolated from AIDS patients in Thailand. Mycoscience 38, 97–100 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02460842
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