Volume 13, Number 5—May 2007
Dispatch
Environmental Source of Candida dubliniensis
Miles A. Nunn*
, Stefanie M. Schäfer*, Michael A. Petrou†, and Jillian R.M. Brown*
, Stefanie M. Schäfer*, Michael A. Petrou†, and Jillian R.M. Brown*
Table 2
Substrate assimilation by Great Saltee fungi and Candida albicans
| Substrate | API 20C AUX assimilation profile code* | |
|---|---|---|
| SL407 | C. albicans (ATCC90028) | |
| Pentoses | ||
| L-arabinose | – | – |
| D-xylose | – | + |
| Hexoses | ||
| D-glucose | + | + |
| D-galactose | + | + |
| α-methyl-D-glucoside | – | + |
| Disaccharides | ||
| D-cellobiose | – | – |
| D-lactose | – | – |
| D-maltose | + | + |
| D-saccharose | + | + |
| D-trehalose† | – | + |
| Trisaccharides | ||
| D-melezitose | – | – |
| D-raffinose | – | – |
| Alcohols | ||
| Glycerol | + | – |
| Adonitol | + | + |
| Xylitol | + | + |
| Inositol | – | – |
| D-sorbitol | + | + |
| Organic acids | ||
| 2-keto-gluconate | + | + |
| Amino acids | ||
| N-acetylglucosamine | + | + |
| Identification | C. dubliniensis | C. albicans |
| API 20C AUX profile code |
6172134 |
2566174 |
| Predictive value | 99.9%, excellent | 99.2%, very good |
*Results for 48 hours are shown. All 22 Great Saltee isolates gave similar profiles.
†By 72 hours all Saltee isolates showed some assimilation of trehalose; the degree of assimilation varied between isolates.
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