Table 1.
Sequence homology between the IM Q-probes and the target regions in the eight Candida species.
| Candida species | IM Q-probe 1 (5′→3′) | Mismatch | IM Q-probe 2 (5′→3′) | Mismatch | IM Q-probe 3 (5′→3′) | Mismatch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTTTCCTTCTGGGTAGCCATTT | (bp) | TGGAATAATAGAATAGGACGTTATGGTTC | (bp) | GCATCAGTAATCAGTTGTCAGAGGAGAAATTC | (bp) | ||
| Candidaalbicans | (AF114470) | CTTTCCTTCTGGGTAGCCATTT | 0 | TGGAATAATAGAATAGGACGTTATGGTTC | 0 | GTATCAGTATTCAGTTGTCAGAGGTGAAATTC | 3 |
| Candida glabrata | (AY083231) | CTTTCCTTCTGGCTAACCCCAA | 6 | TGGAATAATGGAATAGGACGTT-TGGTTC | 2 | GCATCAGTATTCAATTGTCAGAGGTGAAATTC | 3 |
| Candida parapsilosis | (AB030915) | CTTTCCTTCTGGCTAGCCTTTT | 2 | TGGAATAATAGAATAGGACGTTATGGTTC | 0 | GTATCAGTATTCAGTAGTCAGAGGTGAAATTC | 4 |
| Candida tropicalis | (KT449837) | CTTTCCTTCTGGCTAGCCTTTT | 2 | TGGAATAATAGAATAGGACGTTATGGTTC | 0 | GTATCAGTATTCAGTTGTCAGAGGTGAAATTC | 3 |
| Candida krusei | (AB053239) | CTTTCCTTCTGGCTAGCCCTCG | 4 | TGGAATAATAGAATAGGACGC-ATGGTTC | 2 | GCATCAGTATTCAGTCGTCAGAGGTGAAATTC | 3 |
| Candida lusitaniae | (KU147480) | CTTTCCTCCTCCTCTTAGCAAT | 12 | TGGAATAATAGAATAGGACGC-ATGGTTC | 2 | GCATCAGTATTCAGTTGTCAGAGGTGAAATTC | 2 |
| Candida dubliniensis | (AY497766) | CTTTCCTTCTGGCTAGCCATTT | 1 | TGGAATAATAGAATAGGACGTTATGGTTC | 0 | GTATCAGTATTCAGTTGTCAGAGGTGAAATTC | 3 |
| Candida guilliermondii | (AY497770) | CTTTCCTTCTGGCTAACCATTC | 3 | TGGAATAATAGAATAGGACGTTATGGTTC | 0 | GCATCAGTATTCAGTTGTCAGAGGTGAAATTC | 2 |
The base sequence differences between the IM Q-probes and the target regions are underlined.