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Looking for Candida nivariensis and C. bracarensis among a large Italian collection of C. glabrata isolates: results of the FIMUA working group.
Mycoses - 1 May 2013
Esposto M C, Prigitano A, Romeo O, Criseo G, Trovato L, Tullio V, Fadda M E, Tortorano A M
Abstract excerpt
Two recently described pathogenic Candida species, C. nivariensis and C. bracarensis, share many phenotypic characteristics with C. glabrata and are easily misidentified as such. The aim of this study was to determine the occurrence of these cryptic species in Italy. One thousand yeast isolates collected in 14 Italian regions and identified as C. glabrata by phenotypic and biochemical methods were included in...
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