title: Molecular epidemiology of Cladosporium carrionii.
abstract: Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) diversity was investigated in 38 isolants of Cladosporium carrionii in Africa (3 isolants), Australia (10), China (15) and Venezuela (10). C. carrionii was classified into 4 mtDNA types (Type I to Type IV) based on the restriction patterns with MspI, Sau3AI and HaeIII. All the 15 strains in China and 9 of 10 strains in Venezuela showed Type I, while all the 10 strains in Australia showed Type II. These results suggested a correlation between the mtDNA types and geographic origin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawasaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishizaki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyaji
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hombo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Muir
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D001315:Australia; D002681:China; D002963:Cladosporium / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics*; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D014687:Venezuela
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial