TABLE 1.
Type | Representative isolate | No. of isolates | Pattern type by:
|
Carbon utilization from source:
|
Gram stain reaction |
F. candida specimen no.
|
Estimated abundance (CFU specimen−1) | ||||||||
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ARDRA | FAME | BA | 2-HB | CMC | Chitin | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||
1 | T101 | 9 | A1 | F6 | − | + | − | − | − | x | x | x | x | x | 1.2 × 105 |
2 | T105 | 5 | A2 | F9 | − | − | − | − | + | x | x | x | x | x | 4.2 × 104 |
3 | T104 | 5 | A6 | F6 | + | + | − | − | − | x | x | x | 1.3 × 104 | ||
4 | T901 | 9 | NA | F2 | + | + | − | − | + | x | x | x | 6.6 × 103 | ||
5 | T107 | 3 | A8 | F1 | + | − | + | + | + | x | 5.2 × 103 | ||||
6 | T1403 | 4 | A5 | F4 | − | − | − | − | − | x | x | x | x | 4.3 × 103 | |
7 | T404 | 3 | A3 | F7 | + | + | − | − | + | x | x | 3.8 × 103 | |||
8 | T406 | 3 | A4 | F8 | − | − | − | − | + | x | x | x | 2.1 × 103 | ||
9 | T902 | 1 | NA | F3 | − | − | − | − | + | x | 1.2 × 103 | ||||
10 | T109 | 1 | A7 | F5 | + | + | − | − | − | x | 4.0 × 102 | ||||
11 | T407 | 2 | A9 | ND | − | + | − | − | − | x | ND |
NA, not amplifiable by PCR with the selected eubacterial primers; ND, not determined; BA, benzoic acid; 2-HB, 2-hydroxybenzoic acid (salicylate); CMC, carboxymethyl cellulose; −, no growth; +, growth; x, positive detection.