Molecular Fingerprints to Identify Candida Species

Table 1

International consensus gene set used for C. albicans MLST analysis.

Locus	Chromosome	Gene product	Primers	Sequenced fragment size (bp)
CaAAT1a	2	Aspartate aminotransferase	F: ACTCAAGCTAGATTTTTGGC	349
			R: CAGCAACATGATTAGCCC
CaACC1	R	Acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase	F: GCAAGAGAAATTTTAATTCAATG	407
			R: TTCATCAACATCATCCAAGTG
CaADP1	1	ATP-dependent permease	F: GAGCCAAGTATGAATGATTTG	443
			R: TTGATCAACAAACCCGATAAT
CaPMIb	2	Mannose phosphate isomerase	F: ACCAGAAATGGCCATTGC	375
			R: GCAGCCATGCATTCAATTAT
CaSYA1	6	Alanyl-RNA synthetase	F: AGAAGAATTGTTGCTGTTACTG	391
			R: GTTACCTTTACCACCAGCTTT
CaVPS13	4	Vacuolar protein sorting protein	F: TCGTTGAGAGATATTCGACTT	403
			R: ACGGATGGATCTCCAGTCC
CaZWF1b	1	Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase	F: GTTTCATTTGATCCTGAAGC	491
			R: GCCATTGATAAGTACCTGGAT

F and R indicate forward and reverse primers, respectively.