RESTRICTION-FRAGMENT-LENGTH-POLYMORPHISM ANALYSIS OF CRYPTOCOCCUS-NEOFORMANS ISOLATES FROM ENVIRONMENTAL (PIGEON EXCRETA) AND CLINICAL SOURCES IN NEW-YORK-CITY

Authors
CURRIE BP FREUNDLICH LF CASADEVALL A
Citation
Bp. Currie et al., RESTRICTION-FRAGMENT-LENGTH-POLYMORPHISM ANALYSIS OF CRYPTOCOCCUS-NEOFORMANS ISOLATES FROM ENVIRONMENTAL (PIGEON EXCRETA) AND CLINICAL SOURCES IN NEW-YORK-CITY, Journal of clinical microbiology, 32(5), 1994, pp. 1188-1192
Citations number
35
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Journal of clinical microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00951137
Volume
32
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1188 - 1192
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(1994)32:5<1188:RAOC>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of environmental (pi geon excreta) and clinical Cryptococcus neaformans var. neoformans iso lates in a limited geographic area distinguished 6 strains among 8 env ironmental isolates and 12 strains among 17 clinical isolates. Cluster s of patients with three strain types accounted for 47% of clinical is olates. Despite this diversity, two strains were shared by environment al and clinical isolates.