TABLE 3.
Misidentification results obtained with the different methods assayed
| Method | Incorrect identification | Correct identificationa |
|---|---|---|
| Classical identification | Candida diversa | Pichia kluyveri (3/9) |
| Pichia membranifaciens | Issatchenkia orientalis (1/1) | |
| Saccharomyces cerevisiae | Saccharomycopsis crataegensis (2/2) | |
| Zygosaccharomyces rouxii | Hanseniaspora occidentalis (3/14) | |
| 5.8S-ITS pattern | Candida skinneri | Issatchenkia orientalis (1/1) |
| Candida tropicales | Pichia stipitis (1/1) | |
| RapID Yeast Plus | Blastoschizomyces capitatus | Pichia fermentans (1/2) |
| Candida apicola | Issatchenkia orientalis (1/1) | |
| Candida guilliermondii | Kluyveromyces thermotolerans (CECT 1962) | |
| Candida krusei | Pichia kluyveri (4/9) | |
| Candida lambica | Pichia fermentans (1/2) | |
| Pichia fermentans (CECT 1455) | ||
| Candida utilis | Torulaspora delbrueckii (CECT 11146) | |
| Clavispora lusitaniae | Candida parapsilosis (1/6) | |
| Metschnikowia pulcherrima (1/2) | ||
| Hansenula anomala | Candida parapsilosis (1/6) | |
| Hanseniaspora uvarum | Pichia kluyveri (1/9) | |
| Saccharomyces cerevisiae | Torulasporula delbrueckii (2/2) | |
| Pichia pastoris (ATCC 28485) | ||
| Trichosporon beigelii | Cryptococcus laurentii (1/1) | |
| API 20C AUX | Candida krusei | Pichia pastoris (ATCC 28485) |
| Candida magnoliae | Torulaspora delbrueckii (CECT 11146) | |
| Candida sphaerica | Kluyveromyces thermotolerans (CECT 1962) | |
| Trichosporon mucoides | Candida intermedia (CECT 11054) |
a
Numbers in parentheses are the number of times the correct organism was incorrectly identified/total number of isolates in the species.