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Table 2.

PNA FISH probes for specific Candida detection.[63,64]

FISH probe name	Oligonucleotide sequence (5′-3′)	Specificity	rRNA position^a
PF2	CTC TGG CTT CAC CCT ATT C	All yeast	18/618
Caal	GCC AAG GCT TAT ACT CGC T	C. albicans	18/1249
Cagl	CCG CCA AGC CAC AAG GAC T	C. glabrata	18/651
Cpara	CCT GGT TCG CCA AAA AGG C	C. parapsilosis	18/651
Ckrus	GAT TCT CGG CCC CAT GGG	C. Krusei	18/1433
Non Eub	ACT CCT ACG GGA GGC AGC	None	None

First number represents type of rRNA (18S); second number represents the position of first base of target sequence.

All probes were labeled with FITC or CY3.