TABLE 1.
P. jirovecii ITS haplotypes detected in PCR-amplified respiratory specimens of P. jirovecii-infected individualsa
| Haplotype(s)b | No. of specimens | No. of clonesc | Found as single-type infection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eg | 28 | 106 | Yes |
| Ne | 10 | 61 | Yes |
| Bi, Eb | 9 | 44, 38 | Yes |
| Ai | 6 | 24 | Yes |
| Ea, Ec, Jf | 5 | 23, 15, 24 | Yes |
| Iv | 4 | 17 | Yes |
| Be, Ef, Ei, Ig, Ji | 2 | 2-3 | No |
| Af, Bg, Ce, Cg, Ci, Db, E100B, Ee, Eh, Eo, Ep, E6, Ev, Gg, Ja, Jc, Jg, Kc, Kf, Kg, Ki, Nf, Ng, Nh, Ni, Nj, No | 1 | 1-3 | No |
| Total (41 haplotypes) | 64 | 408 |
a
Genotyping at the ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 locus of the rDNA was performed as described by Lee et al. (8).
b
Combination of ITS1 and ITS2.
c
Five to 13 clones were sequenced per specimen.