Molecular identification and antifungal susceptibility profile of rare and emerging yeast species causing onychomycosis

Table 1 Frequency of rare and emerging yeasts causing onychomycosis identified by PCR sequencing

Yeast species	Frequency No. (%)	GenBank accession number	E-value	Percent identity (%)	Rare and emerging classification (Ref.)
Candida orthopsilosis (n = 9)	9 (47.36)	OR734352	0.0	99.15	Emerging^* species [7, 30]
		OR734353	0.0	100
		OR734354	0.0	99.37
		OR734355	0.0	100
		OR734356	0.0	99.79
		OR734357	0.0	100
		OR734358	0.0	99.79
		OR734359	0.0	99.36
		OR734360	0.0	99.36
Clavispora lusitaniae (n = 2)	2 (10.52)	OR734347	1e-175	99.14	Rare^# species [26, 31]
Clavispora lusitaniae (n = 2)	2 (10.52)	OR734348	1e-175	98.86	Rare^# species [26, 31]
Wickerhamiella pararugosa (n = 2)	2 (10.52)	OR734349	0.0	99.48	Emerging species [7]
Wickerhamiella pararugosa (n = 2)	2 (10.52)	OR734350	0.0	98.19	Emerging species [7]
Naganishia diffluens (n = 2)	2 (10.52)	OR734345	0.0	100	Emerging species [10]
Naganishia diffluens (n = 2)	2 (10.52)	OR734346	0.0	99.33	Emerging species [10]
Wickerhamomyces anomalus (n = 2)	2 (10.52)	OR734361	0.0	98.29	Emerging species [5, 10]
Wickerhamomyces anomalus (n = 2)	2 (10.52)	OR734362	0.0	99.83	Emerging species [5, 10]
Cyberlindnera fabianii (n = 1)	1 (5.26)	OR734344	0.0	99.16	Emerging species [32, 33]
Meyerozyma caribbica (n = 1)	1 (5.26)	OR734351	0.0	99.65	Rare species [34]

^* Emerging means that these yeast species have been added to the fungal agents causing onychomycosis in recent years
^# Rare means that onychomycosis caused by these yeast species has a low incidence/prevalence

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