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Phenotypic and molecular characterization of Candida nivariensis sp. nov., a possible new opportunistic fungus.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Aug 2005
Alcoba-Flórez Julia, Méndez-Alvarez Sebastián, Cano Josep, Guarro Josep, Pérez-Roth Eduardo, del Pilar Arévalo María
Abstract excerpt
The new species Candida nivariensis, isolated from the clinical samples of three patients in Spain over a 3-year period, is presented here. This species can be easily differentiated from Candida glabrata, the closest genetic species, by different colony color on CHROMagar and by its ability to ferment trehalose. The analyses of the internal transcribed spacer region and the D1-D2 region of the 26S rRNA gene...
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