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Candida pseudohaemulonii Sp. Nov., an Amphotericin B‐ and Azole‐Resistant Yeast Species, Isolated from the Blood of a Patient from Thailand
Author(s) -
Sugita Takashi,
Takashima Masako,
Poonwan Natteewan,
Mekha Nanthawan
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
microbiology and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1348-0421
pISSN - 0385-5600
DOI - 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2006.tb03816.x
Subject(s) - biology , micafungin , amphotericin b , flucytosine , yeast , azole , microbiology and biotechnology , antifungal , genetics
Candida haemulonii (types I and II) is rarely isolated from clinical specimens. We isolated a strain that is phylogenetically close to C. haemulonii from the blood of a Thai patient, and named it C. pseudohaemulonii sp. nov. (CBS 10099 T =JCM 12453 T =DMST 17134 T ). The new species and C. haemulonii types I and II were resistant to amphotericin B and azole agents but were susceptible to a 1,3‐β‐ D ‐glucan synthetase inhibitor, micafungin, and 5‐flucytosine. The species were easily distinguished using an ID32 yeast identification kit. The taxonomic description of C. pseudohaemulonii sp. nov. is presented.