Table 2.
Differential characteristics of the isolates in Group I, II, III, IV, V, VI and related type strains
| Characteristics | 1 | 2a | 3 | 4a | 5 | 6b | 7 | 8c | 9 | 10d | 11 | 12e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assimilation of | ||||||||||||
| l-Arabinose | − | − | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | + |
| Cellobiose | + | v | − | − | v | − | − | − | − | − | + | + |
| Erythritol | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | v |
| Galactose | + | + | + | + | − | + | − | − | + | + | + | + |
| Glycerol | − | v | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | v |
| Gluconate | + | v | + | v | − | nd | − | − | − | − | + | − |
| Glucosamine | + | v | + | v | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | v |
| Glucose | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Inositol | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | s | − | − | − | v |
| dl-Lactate | − | v | − | − | + | nd | − | − | l | + | + | v |
| Lactose | − | − | − | − | − | nd | + | v | − | − | + | + |
| Maltose | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | + | + |
| d-Mannitol | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | + | + | v | v |
| Melezitose | + | v | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | + | v |
| Melibiose | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| α-Methyl-d-glucoside | + | v | + | + | v | + | − | − | − | − | + | + |
| Raffinose | − | − | − | − | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| l-Rhamnose | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | |
| d-Ribose | − | v | − | v | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | + |
| Sucrose | + | v | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | + | v |
| Trehalose | + | + | l | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | v | + |
| d-Xylose | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
1, Group I (11 isolates); 2, C. tropicalis; 3, Group II (2 isolates); 4, C. parapsilosis; 5, Group III (2 isolates); 6, C. mengyuniae; 7, Group IV (2 isolates); 8, S. lactativora; 9, Group V (5 isolates); 10, G. candidum; 11, Group VI (6 isolates); 12, T. asahii.
+, positive; −, negative; l, latent (longer than 7 days), s, slow; w, weak; v, variable; n, no data.
a
Data from Lachance et al. (21).
b
Data from Chen et al. (6).
c
Data from Rodrigues et al. (37).
d
Data from de Hoog and Smith (8).
e
Data from Molnar et al. (28).