Table 5. Distribution of sequence types (STs) of C. neoformans isolates from clinical and environmental samples from Thailand and Japan.
Location | Sample | Sequence types (STs) | Total | ||||||||||||
4 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 53 | 141 | 175 | 176 | 185 | 188 | 190 | 193 | |||
Chiang Mai, Thailand | |||||||||||||||
Clinical isolates | 19 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | |
Environmental isolates | 22 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57 | |
Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||||
Clinical isolates | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
Environmental isolates | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
Total | 41 | 55 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 138 |
The predominant STs in each sample type in these countries are indicated in bold.