title: Restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of Cryptococcus neoformans isolates from environmental (pigeon excreta) and clinical sources in New York City.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461.
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Currie
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Freundlich
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Casadevall
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D000818:Animals; D010856:Columbidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal