Occurrence of Clavispora lusitaniae, the teleomorph of Candida lusitaniae, among clinical isolates.
Of 13 clinical isolates of Candida lusitaniae from diverse geographical regions, 7 represented the mating types (6 alpha, 1 a) of the ascomycete Clavispora lusitaniae. Selected nonfertile isolates showed significant DNA relatedness (greater than 90%) to representatives of both mating types. Phenotypic physiological characteristics, such as cellobiose fermentation and rhamnose assimilation, proved insufficient for separation of Clavispora lusitaniae and Clavispora opuntiae.
Gargeya
I B
IB
Laboratory for Microbial and Biochemical Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta 30303.
Pruitt
W R
WR
Simmons
R B
RB
Meyer
S A
SA
Ahearn
D G
DG
D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D012210:Rhamnose / Q000378:metabolism; D004718:Saccharomycetales / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000302:isolation & purification
D004271:DNA, Fungal; D012210:Rhamnose