Open AccessDifferentiation between Atypical Isolates of Candida lusitaniae and Candida pulcherrima by Determination of Mating Type
Author(s) -
Thierry Noël,
Anne Favel,
A. Michel-Nguyen,
Abdelhak Goumar,
Karim Fallague,
Christiane Chastin,
F Leclerc,
Jean Villard
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.43.3.1430-1432.2005
Subject(s) - mating type , biology , candida albicans , microbiology and biotechnology , incidence (geometry) , mating , zoology , genetics , physics , optics , gene
We report on five clinical isolates routinely identified as Candida lusitaniae that the ID 32C system was unable to discriminate from the closely related species Candida pulcherrima. When additional tests did not allow accurate identification, the less usual mating type test identified all of them as Clavispora lusitaniae. Mating type testing appears to be a valuable tool for assessing the true incidence of this emerging non-albicans Candida species.