TABLE 2.
Specificities of qPCR-1 and qPCR-2 against clinically relevant organisms and potential environmental contaminants
| Genus and species | Amplificationa
|
|
|---|---|---|
| qPCR-1 | qPCR-2 | |
| Rhizopus oryzae | +b | − |
| Rhizopus microsporus | +c | − |
| Mucor circinelloides | +d | − |
| Mucor ramosissimus | +d | − |
| Mucor indicus | + | − |
| Rhizomucor pusillus | +c | − |
| Cunninghamella bertholletiae | −d | +e |
| Cunninghamella echinulata | − | + |
| Absidia corymbifera | − | − |
| Candida albicans | − | − |
| Candida tropicalis | − | − |
| Candida parapsilosis | − | − |
| Candida krusei | − | − |
| Candida glabrata | − | − |
| Saccharomyces cerevisiae | − | − |
| Trichosporon asahii | − | − |
| Trichosporon inkin | − | − |
| Trichosporon inkin | − | − |
| Aspergillus fumigatus | − | − |
| Aspergillus terreus | − | − |
| Aspergillus flavus | − | − |
| Aspergillus niger | − | − |
| Penicillium marnefii | − | − |
| Penicillium notatum | − | − |
| Penicillium purpurogenum | − | − |
| Penicillium chrysogenum | − | − |
| Penicillium citrinum | − | − |
| Fusarium solani | − | − |
| Fusarium boydii | − | − |
| Pseudallescheria boydii | − | − |
| Human (whole blood) | − | − |
| Rabbit (whole blood) | − | − |
a
Note that one strain was tested unless otherwise specified, and 1 × 106 fg of each DNA sample was tested.
b
Four strains were tested.
c
Three strains were tested.
d
Two strains were tested.
e
Five strains were tested.