Alonso-Vargas Rocío, Elorduy Luis, Eraso Elena, Cano Francisco José, Guarro Josep, Pontón José, Quindós Guillermo
Departamento de Inmunologa, Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina y Odontología, Universidad del País Vasco, Vizcaya, Bilbao, Spain.
Med Mycol. 2008 Mar;46(2):167-70. doi: 10.1080/13693780701633101.
Identification of unusual fungal isolates is a major challenge for the clinical laboratory. This report describes the isolation of Candida africana from a patient with vaginitis. This is a doubtful species which possibly represents atypical strains of Candida albicans. Candida africana can be separated morphologically and physiologically from C. albicans but not genetically. The analysis of 26S rRNA gene showed near 100% homology between C. africana and C. albicans.
鉴定不常见的真菌分离株对临床实验室来说是一项重大挑战。本报告描述了从一名阴道炎患者中分离出非洲念珠菌的情况。这是一个存在疑问的菌种，可能代表白色念珠菌的非典型菌株。非洲念珠菌在形态和生理上可与白色念珠菌区分开来，但在基因上却无法区分。对26S rRNA基因的分析显示，非洲念珠菌和白色念珠菌之间的同源性接近100%。
