Diversity of DNA fingerprints in XXXX .

@entity1 @entity1327 @entity325 @entity14851 @entity791
DNA fingerprint patterns of 156 @entity1327 isolates (26 @entity791 @entity1 , 46 non- @entity791 @entity1 , and 40 environmental sources) from both varieties (126 @entity1327 . neoformans and 30 @entity14851 isolates) and from seven countries were analyzed by using the DNA probe UT-4p. Nine and twelve distinct DNA fingerprint patterns were observed for isolates of the @entity1327 . neoformans and var. gattii, respectively. No pattern was unique to @entity791 @entity1 , non- @entity791 @entity1 , or the environment. Pattern II was observed more often in non- @entity791 @entity1 (8 of 23) than in @entity791 @entity1 (0 of 25). Pattern V was the most prevalent pattern (42 of 82) in clinical and environmental isolates. Isolates from three @entity791 @entity1 in Burundi and Zaire exhibited patterns identical to each other but different from those of isolates collected from their houses (i.e., dust of floors, walls, etc.) or a nearby pigeon coop. DNA fingerprint stability was determined for 53 isolates from nine non- @entity791 @entity1 at different time intervals during 5 to 128 weeks of antifungal therapy. For eight @entity1 , the fingerprint pattern was stable while the ninth may have had a @entity325 . Pattern II was observed in 4 of 9 @entity1 , which is similar to 4 of 14 in other non- @entity791 @entity1 as reported here. In spite of the extensive pattern heterogeneity among 15 @entity14851 isolates in Australia, the patterns observed in seven California isolates were quite different from those in Australia. Among isolates of @entity14851 , one fingerprint pattern (designated b) was observed in several countries of the Far East. The fingerprint patterns of two of three environmental isolates from Eucalyptus camaldulensis trees in Australia were identical to those of 2 of the 12 clinical isolates from the country.
