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