Molecular epidemiology ofCladosporium carrionii

Abstract
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) diversity was investigated in 38 isolants ofCladosporium 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 withMspI,Sau3AI andHaeIII. 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.