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. 1994 May;32(5):1188–1192. doi: 10.1128/jcm.32.5.1188-1192.1994

Restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of Cryptococcus neoformans isolates from environmental (pigeon excreta) and clinical sources in New York City.

B P Currie 1, L F Freundlich 1, A Casadevall 1
PMCID: PMC263640  PMID: 7914203

Abstract

Restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of environmental (pigeon excreta) and clinical Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans isolates in a limited geographic area distinguished 6 strains among 8 environmental isolates and 12 strains among 17 clinical isolates. Clusters of patients with three strains types accounted for 47% of clinical isolates. Despite this diversity, two strains were shared by environmental and clinical isolates.

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