title: Identification of a new species, Candida subhashii, as a cause of peritonitis.
abstract: We report a case of fungal peritonitis from which a novel Candida species was isolated. Phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequences from the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region and the D1/D2 domains of the large subunit (LSU) rRNA gene show that the Candida species is distinct from, but related to, the human pathogenic species, C. parapsilosis, C. orthopsilosis, C. metapsilosis, C. tropicalis, C. albicans, and C. dubliniensis. Candida subhashii M. Groenewald, Sigler et Richardson sp. nov. is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. hjadam@gmail.com
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Adam
authors.forename: Marizeth
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Groenewald
authors.forename: Subhash
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mohan
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: Ursula
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bunn
authors.forename: Connie Fe C
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Gibas
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Poutanen
authors.forename: Lynne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sigler
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012331:RNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; D012331:RNA, Fungal; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; C065096:RNA, ribosomal, 26S