Candida africana and its closest relatives
2010; Wiley; Volume: 54; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/j.1439-0507.2010.01939.x
ISSN1439-0507
AutoresOrazio Romeo, Giuseppe Criseo,
Tópico(s)Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
ResumoMycosesVolume 54, Issue 6 p. 475-486 Review article Candida africana and its closest relatives Orazio Romeo, Orazio Romeo Department of Life Sciences “Marcello Malpighi”, Section of Microbiological, Genetic and Molecular Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorGiuseppe Criseo, Giuseppe Criseo Department of Life Sciences “Marcello Malpighi”, Section of Microbiological, Genetic and Molecular Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, ItalySearch for more papers by this author Orazio Romeo, Orazio Romeo Department of Life Sciences “Marcello Malpighi”, Section of Microbiological, Genetic and Molecular Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorGiuseppe Criseo, Giuseppe Criseo Department of Life Sciences “Marcello Malpighi”, Section of Microbiological, Genetic and Molecular Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, ItalySearch for more papers by this author First published: 11 October 2011 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0507.2010.01939.xCitations: 58 G. Criseo, Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita ‘Marcello Malpighi’, Sezione di Scienze Microbiologiche, Genetiche e Molecolari, Università degli studi di Messina, Salita Sperone 31, 98166 Messina, Italy.Tel.: +39 09 0676 5195. Fax: +39 09 039 2733.E-mail: [email protected] Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Summary Candida africana is a recently described opportunistic yeast pathogen that has been linked to vaginal candidiasis. This yeast was first described, in 1995, as atypical chlamydospore-negative Candida albicans strain, and subsequently proposed as a new Candida species on the basis of morphological, biochemical and physiological characteristics clearly different from those of typical C. albicans isolates. Phylogenetic studies based on the comparison of ribosomal DNA sequences demonstrated that C. africana and C. albicans isolates are too closely related to draw any conclusions regarding the status of a new species. Therefore, on the basis of these studies, some authors considered C. africana as a biovar of C. albicans even if genetic differences may be found if additional regions of genomic DNA are sequenced. The taxonomic situation of C. africana and its phylogenetic relationship with other Candida species is still controversial and remains, at present, a matter of debate. 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