Candida Khanbhai Sp. Nov., a New Clinically Relevant Yeast Within the Candida Haemulonii Species Complex

Overview

Journal Med Mycol

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialties Microbiology
Veterinary Medicine

Date 2023 Jan 25

PMID 36694950

Authors

Auke W de Jong

Khaled Al-Obaid

Ratna Mohd Tap

Bert Gerrits van den Ende

Marizeth Groenewald

Leena Joseph

Suhail Ahmad

Ferry Hagen

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Abstract

Invasive fungal infections caused by non-albicans Candida species are increasingly reported. Recent advances in diagnostic and molecular tools enabled better identification and detection of emerging pathogenic yeasts. The Candida haemulonii species complex accommodates several rare and recently described pathogenic species, C. duobushaemulonii, C. pseudohaemulonii, C. vulturna, and the most notorious example is the outbreak-causing multi-drug resistant member C. auris. Here, we describe a new clinically relevant yeast isolated from geographically distinct regions, representing the proposed novel species C. khanbhai, a member of the C. haemulonii species complex. Moreover, several members of the C. haemulonii species complex were observed to be invalidly described, including the clinically relevant species C. auris and C. vulturna. Hence, the opportunity was taken to correct this here, formally validating the names of C. auris, C. chanthaburiensis, C. konsanensis, C. metrosideri, C. ohialehuae, and C. vulturna.

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