title: Recent Taxonomic Developments withCandidaand Other Opportunistic Yeasts.
abstract: Increases in susceptible patient populations and advances in identification methods have resulted in the continued recognition of novel yeasts as agents of human infection. Most of these agents are members of the well-recognized generaCandida,Cryptococcus,Trichosporon, andRhodotorula. Some of these agents are "cryptic species," members of species complexes, and may not be detectable using classical carbohydrate assimilation-based methods of yeast identification. Such species require DNA- or MALDI-based methods for correct identification, although sporadic isolates may not routinely require delineation to the individual species level. The coming end of the fungal taxonomy rules requiring separate names for sexual and asexual forms of the same fungus will hopefully allow greater clarity, as names for medically important yeast can now be based on the needs of the medical mycology community and the common goal of better communication between laboratory and clinician.
authors.affiliation: Mycotic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road; Mailstop G-11, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
authors.forename: Mary E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Brandt
authors.affiliation: Mycotic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road; Mailstop G-11, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
authors.forename: Shawn R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Lockhart
keywords: Antifungal resistance; Candida species; Cryptococcus species; Emerging fungal infections; Non-albicans Candida; Trichosporon species; Yeast infection