Volume 15, Number 9—September 2009
Dispatch
Genetic Differences between Avian and Human Isolates of Candida dubliniensis
Brenda A. McManus, Derek J. Sullivan, Gary P. Moran, Christophe d’Enfert, Marie-Elisabeth Bougnoux, Miles A. Nunn, and David C. Coleman
Table
Newly investigated avian-associated and human isolates of Candida dubliniensis, Ireland*
| Isolate | Source | Year of isolation | Location | DST† | Mating type | TAG | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SL411 | Ixodes uriae ticks | 2007 | GSI | 27 | aa | + | (5) |
| SL422 | I. uriae | 2007 | GSI | 27 | aa | + | (5) |
| SL370 | I. uriae | 2007 | GSI | 27 | aa | + | (5) |
| SL410 | I. uriae | 2007 | GSI | 29 | aa | + | (5) |
| SL375-I | I. uriae | 2007 | GSI | 31 | aa | + | (5) |
| SL375-II | I. uriae | 2007 | GSI | 31 | aa | + | (5) |
| SL397 | I. uriae | 2007 | GSI | 31 | aa | + | (5) |
| SL414 | I. uriae | 2007 | GSI | 31 | aa | + | (5) |
| SL495 | I. uriae | 2007 | GSI | 33 | aa | + | (5) |
| SL509 | I. uriae | 2007 | GSI | 30 | aa | + | (5) |
| SL522 | I. uriae | 2007 | GSI | 31 | aa | + | (5) |
| AV5 | Larus argentatus‡ | 2008 | TCD | 29 | aa | + | This study |
| AV6 | L. argentatus | 2008 | TCD | 27 | aa | + | This study |
| AV7 | L. argentatus | 2008 | TCD | 2 | aα | + | This study |
| CD06032 | Human, oral | 2006 | Ireland | 36 | αα | – | This study |
| CD06027 | Human, oral | 2006 | Ireland | 1 | aα | + | This study |
| CD0512 | Human, oral | 2005 | Ireland | 37 | aα | – | This study |
| CD524 | Human, oral | 1997 | Ireland | 35 | aα | – | (13) |
| CD505 | Human, oral | 1989 | Ireland | 28 | αα | + | (13) |
*All 19 isolates were internal transcribed spacer genotype 1 and belonged to multilocus sequence typing clade C1. DST, diploid sequence type; TAG, TAG polymorphism; GSI, Great Saltee Island off the southeastern coast of Ireland; TCD, Trinity College Dublin.
†Assigned to each isolate according the recommended multilocus sequence typing scheme for C. dubliniensis (scheme D) (7). All DSTs, except for DST1 and DST 2, are new.
‡Herring gull.
