Nucleic acid probes for the detection of Pneumocystis carinii

Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series – Organic compounds – Carbohydrates or derivatives

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ABSTRACT:
Nucleic acid probes capable of hybridizing to rRNA or rDNA of Pneumocystis carinii and not to rRNA or rDNA of non-Pneumocystis are described along with methods utilizing such probes for the detection of Pneumocystis carinii in clinical samples.

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