Genomic Analyses of a Fungemia Outbreak Caused by Lodderomyces elongisporus in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Delhi, India
Anamika Yadav, Peeyush Jain, Kusum Jain, Yue Wang, Aditi Singh, Ashutosh Singh, Jianping Xu, Anuradha Chowdhary
Abstract
Lodderomyces elongisporus was initially considered a teleomorph of Candida parapsilosis . However, DNA sequence analyses revealed it as a distinctive species.
Topics & Concepts
OutbreakBiologyNeonatal intensive care unitMultilocus sequence typingFungemiaMicrobiologyGenotypingPathogenFluconazoleMedicineGenotypeVirologyGeneticsPediatricsAntifungalGeneAntifungal resistance and susceptibilityFungal Infections and StudiesYeasts and Rust Fungi Studies