TABLE 1.

Characteristics of the two clinical isolates

Isolate	Assay result			Assimilation at 48 h
	C. glabrata-specific PCR	CHROMagar	Rapid trehalose	l-lysine	d-glucose	Glycerol	d-trehalose
Clinical isolate 1	−	White	+	+	+	−	±
Clinical isolate 2	−	White	+	+	+	−	±
C. bracarensis type strain	−	White	+	+	+	−	+
C. nivariensis type strain	−	White	−	+	+	+	+
C. glabrata type strain	+	Pink	+	−	+	−	+
C. albicans type strain	−	Green	−	+	+	−	−