TABLE 6.
Probes for species identification using the ASPE assay
| Species or strain | Probe(s) required for identification |
|---|---|
| Candida albicans | AlbA |
| C. dubliniensis | DubA1 |
| C. fermentati | GuilA |
| C. glabrata | GlabC |
| C. guilliermondii var. guilliermondii | GuilA |
| C. guilliermondii var. carpophila | GuilA |
| C. haemulonii | HaemA |
| C. haemulonii type II | HaemIIA |
| C. krusei | KrusDa |
| C. lodderae | VisA2 |
| C. maltosa | MaltA |
| C. neerlandica | NeerA |
| C. parapsilosis | ParapB50 |
| C. pseudointermedia | PseudoA + KrusD |
| C. psychrophila | HansenA |
| C. santamariae var. santamariae | ZeylaG |
| C. santamariae var. membranifaciens | ZeylaG |
| C. sojae | SojA |
| C. tropicalis | Trop/ElongA |
| C. viswanathii | VisA2 |
| C. zeylanoides | ZeylaG |
| Candida sp. strain NRRL Y-17456 | WojA |
| Clavispora lusitaniae | LusitA |
| Debaryomyces hansenii var. hansenii | HansenA |
| D. hansenii var. fabryi | HansenA |
| D. nepalensis | HansenA |
| Issatchenkia occidentalis | OccidA |
| Kazachstania telluris | AtellA |
| K. bovina | AtellA |
| K. heterogenica | AtellA |
| K. pintolopesii | AtellA |
| Kluveryomyces delphensis | DelphenA |
| Lodderomyces elongisporus | LelonA + Trop/ElongAb |
| Pichia anomala | AnomA |
| P. ciferrii | PciferB2 |
| P. fabianii | FabiA1 |
| P. jadinii | JadB2 |
| P. onychis | OnychA |
| P. petersonii | PeterA |
| Stephanoascus ciferrii | SciferB |
| S. farinosus | SfariA |
| S. smithiae | SSmithA |
| Yarrowia lipolytica | LipoA |
| Zygoascus hellenicus | HellenA |
a
Candida krusei identification requires a positive signal from KrusD along with absence of a signal from PseudoA.
b
Although LelonA is specific for Lodderomyces elongisporus, the Trop/ElongA primer is also always positive for the species and is therefore required for positive identification.