TABLE 4.
Levels of cytochrome b nucleotide and amino acid sequence similarities for the most common pathogenic Candida species
| Species | % Cytochrome b sequence similaritya for:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. albicans | C. dubliniensis | C. parapsilosis | C. lusitaniae | C. krusei | C. tropicalis | C. glabrata | |
| C. albicans | 92.4 | 87.9 | 86.4 | 84.1 | 84.1 | 80.3 | |
| C. dubliniensis | 89.9 | 87.9 | 84.1 | 84.8 | 86.4 | 75.8 | |
| C. parapsilosis | 84.1 | 84.1 | 79.5 | 81.8 | 87.1 | 81.8 | |
| C. lusitaniae | 83.3 | 84.6 | 81.6 | 80.3 | 74.2 | 79.5 | |
| C. krusei | 81.8 | 84.1 | 81.6 | 84.3 | 75.8 | 79.5 | |
| C. tropicalis | 81.3 | 80.3 | 80.5 | 74.5 | 72.7 | 76.5 | |
| C. glabrata | 81.1 | 79.0 | 79.3 | 83.8 | 83.8 | 73.0 | |
a
Data in the lower left portion of the table indicate nucleotide sequence similarity, and data in the upper right portion indicate amino acid sequence similarity.