TABLE 1.

Human E. hellem isolates used in this study and genotyping results from analyses of ITS, SSU rRNA, and PTP genes

Isolate	Origina	Sex/age (yr)b	Isolation (mo/yr)	Country/state	ITS genotypec	SSU rRNA genotyped	PTP genotype	Reference(s)
CDC:V278	Urine	M	11/92	Puerto Rico	1A	1A	1A	37
CDC:V242	Urine	M/26*	01/92	USA/Ga.	1A	1A	1A	31, 37
CDC:V274	BAL	M/26*	10/92	USA/Ga.	1A	1A	1A	31, 37
Le	Conjunctiva	M/46	12/89	USA/N.Y.	1A	1A	1A	7, 13
CDC:V257	Urine	F/35†	06/92	USA/N.Y.	1A	1A	1A	31, 37
CDC:V258	Sputum	F/35†	06/92	USA/N.Y.	1A	1A	1A	31, 37
CDC:V281	Nasal	F/35†	12/92	USA/N.Y.	1A	1A	1A	31, 37
Wo	Conjunctiva	M/37	1994	USA/Mass.	1A	1A	1A	7, 9
Ye	Cornea	M/29	12/89	USA/Tex.	1A	1A	1A	7, 40
Ly	Cornea	M/30	1990	USA/Ohio	1A	1A	1A	Unpublished data
He	Conjunctiva	M/33	12/89	USA/N.Y.	1A	1A	1B	7, 13
CDC:V213	Urine	M/30	02/91	USA/Ga.	1A	1A	1B	31, 37
CDC:SP-1	BAL	M/41	1996	Spain	1A	1A	1B	22
LEPV-2-93	BAL	M/27	10/93	Italy	1A	1A	1B	30, 37
PV-3-93	BAL	M/30	12/93	Italy	1A	1A	1B	29, 37
PV-8-95	Sputum	F/34	03/95	Italy	1A	1C	1C	14, 37
VRPV-1-93	Urine	M/33	09/93	Italy	1A	1C	1C	14, 37
PV-5-95	BAL	M/38	01/95	Italy	1A	1C	1C	29, 37
PV-11-98	Nasal	M/34	01/98	Italy	1A	1C	1C	14, 37
PV-10-97	Ocular	M/12●	01/97	Italy	1A	1C	1C	14, 37
PV-10-97EI	Sputum	M/12●	01/97	Italy	1A	1C	1C	14, 37
MIPV-6-95	BAL	F/33	10/95	Italy	1A	1C	1C	14, 37
PV-9-96	BAL	M/38e	07/96	Italy	1A	1C	1C	28
CDC:V261	Urine	M/49	06/92	Switzerland	2B	2B	2B	37, 38

^aBAL, bronchoalveolar lavage. 

^bSuperscript symbols indicate multiple samples from the same patient with the same symbol. 

^cGenotypes 1A, 1B, and 1C had an identical ITS sequence. 

^dGenotypes 1A and 1B had an identical SSU rRNA sequence. 

^eHIV negative.