Biological and genomic analyses of Clavispora sputum sp. nov., a novel potential fungal pathogen closely related to Clavispora lusitaniae (syn. Candida lusitaniae) and Candida auris.

ABSTRACT: Several human fungal pathogens, including drug-resistant Candida auris and species of the Candida haemulonii complex, have emerged over the past two decades, posing new threats to human health. In this study, we report the isolation and identification of a novel species belonging to the genus Clavispora, herein named as Cl avispora sputum, from a clinical sputum sample of a COVID-19 patient. Cl . sputum is phylogenetically closely related to fungal pathogens Clavispora lusitaniae (syn. Candida lusitaniae) and C. auris. When grown on CHROMagar Candida Plus medium, Cl. sputum exhibited a similar coloration to C. auris strain CBS12372. Cl. sputum was able to develop weak filaments on CM me

SUBMITTER: Zheng Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11525147 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature