Table 1.
Species distribution of clinical and environmental isolates of Rhodotorula species identified by ITS sequencing
| Species | No. of isolates from: |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood culture | Other sourcea | Environment | ||
| R. mucilaginosa | 34 | 10 | 7 | 51 |
| R. minuta | 2 | − | − | 2 |
| R. glutinis | − | 2 | − | 2 |
| R. dairenensis | 2 | − | − | 2 |
| R. slooffiae | − | − | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 38 | 12 | 8 | 58 |
Other sources include pleural fluid, bronchoalveolar lavage, skin biopsy, secretion from a fistula hand, nasal mucus, scalp, sole of the foot, and catheter.