title: Occurrence of Clavispora lusitaniae, the teleomorph of Candida lusitaniae, among clinical isolates.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Microbial and Biochemical Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta 30303.
authors.forename: I B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Gargeya
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Pruitt
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Simmons
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Ahearn
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D012210:Rhamnose