Abstract
We used discriminant analysis of cellular fatty acid compositions determined by gas-liquid chromatography to differentiate yeastlike fungi (a total of 190 strains; including 37 Candida albicans strains, 21 Candida krusei strains, 13 Candida guilliermondii strains, 37 Candida tropicalis strains, 10 Candida pseudotropicalis strains, 24 Candida parapsilosis strains, 32 Torulopsis glabrata strains, and 16 Cryptococcus neoformans strains). Previous results with a standard strain of C. albicans indicated that reproducible fatty acid chromatograms can be obtained with cells grown in a medium of 2% Sabouraud glucose agar at 35 degrees C for between 48 and 72 h. These conditions were also maintained in cultures of the other organisms that we studied. The cellular fatty acid compositions of the organisms were determined quantitatively by gas-liquid chromatography and analyzed by discriminant analysis. The total correct identification expressed as relative peak percent was 95.8% (89.2% for C. albicans to 100% for C. krusei, C. guilliermondii, C. pseudotropicalis, T. glabrata, and C. neoformans). The total correct identification expressed as the common peak (palmitic acid) ratio was 94.7% (87.5% for C. parapsilosis to 100% for C. pseudotropicalis, T. glabrata, and C. neoformans). Both results suggest that cellular fatty acid compositions can be differentiated by this method.
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