TABLE 2.
History and useful differential features between C. albicans genotype E and C. dubliniensis strains isolated in the present study
| Strain number | Source | Patient characteristic (age [yr]) | Chlamydospore pattern | API ID32C profile identification | Growth at 45°C | Approximate PCR product length (bp) | RAPD group
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| R-1 primer | R-2 primer | |||||||
| C. albicans genotype A ATCC 90028 | Singlet | C. albicans | + | 450 | ||||
| C. albicans genotype B ATCC 90029 | Singlet | C. albicans | + | 840 | ||||
| C. albicans genotype C CY1123 | Singlet | C. albicans | + | 450, 840 | ||||
| C. dubliniensis CBS 7987 | Doublet | C. dubliniensis | − | 1,080 | 1 | A | ||
| C. dubliniensis | ||||||||
| IFM 49829 | Feces | Female (70), roentgen ulcer | Chain | C. dubliniensis | − | 1,080 | 1 | A |
| IFM 49830 | Feces | Male (75), leukemia | Doublet | No IDa | − | 1,080 | 2 | A |
| IFM 49831 | Sputum | Female (85), anemia | Chain | C. albicans | − | 1,080 | 1 | C |
| IFM 49832 | Sputum | Female (79), diabetes | Doublet | No ID | − | 1,080 | 1 | A |
| IFM 49833 | Unknown | Unknown | Singlet and triplet | C. dubliniensis | − | 1,080 | 1 | B |
| C. albicans genotype E | ||||||||
| IFM 49826 | Sputum | Female (56), subarachnoid hemorrhage | Singlets | C. albicans | + | 1,400 | ||
| IFM 49827 | Urine | Male (80), emphysema of lungs, intensive care unit | Singlet | C. albicans | + | 1,400 | ||
a
No ID, not identified; the profile does not resemble any of those stored in the database.