Differentiation between atypical isolates of Candida lusitaniae and Candida pulcherrima by determination of mating type

Article Article scientifique Article Differentiation between atypical isolates of Candida lusitaniae and Candida pulcherrima by determination of mating type eng 2005 author Noël Thierry author Favel Anne author Michel-Nguyen Annie author Goumar Abdelhak author Fallague Karim author Chastin Christiane author Leclerc Florence 84031 author Villard Jean 29595 1430-1432 10.1128/JCM.43.3.1430-1432.2005 15750124 0095-1137 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1081254/ We report on five clinical isolates routinely identified as Candida lusitaniae that the ID 32C system was unable to discriminate from the closely related species Candida pulcherrima. When additional tests did not allow accurate identification, the less usual mating type test identified all of them as Clavispora lusitaniae. Mating type testing appears to be a valuable tool for assessing the true incidence of this emerging non-albicans Candida species. Candida/classification/physiology Mycological Typing Techniques Phenotype Dewey 616 56 Département de médecine 221 false 298 Transplantation immunologie et osteoimmunologie 561 Journal of Clinical Microbiology 43 3 426200b7-4178-47c2-82b6-e22470b0ca23 Article (Published version) Restricted Journal-of-Clinical-Microbiology-2005-Noël-1430.full.pdf 50611 application/pdf restrictedAccess Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

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Differentiation between atypical isolates of Candida lusitaniae and Candida pulcherrima by determination of mating type	Journal of Clinical Microbiology			2005	220	0

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