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Table 2 Description of detected fungal taxa

From: Genome-resolved metagenomics of eukaryotic populations during early colonization of premature infants and in hospital rooms

Taxa

Common habitats

Pathogenicity

Number of infants

Locations In NICU

Refs

Candida albicans

Warm blooded animals

Common nosocomial pathogen

6

Undetected

[1]

Candida parapsilosis

Warm blooded animals

Common nosocomial pathogen (especially neonates)

2

Sink

[82]

Candida tropicalis

Warm blooded animals

Common nosocomial pathogen

1

Undetected

[83]

Nectria haematococca

Soil, rhizosphere

Pathogen of immunocompromised patients

0

Sink

[84]

Malassezia sympodialis

Human skin

Opportunistic pathogen

1

Undetected

[85]

Malassezia globosa

Human skin

Common commensal; implicated in dandruff

0

Surfaces

[86]

Malassezia pachydermatis

Skin of mammals

Opportunistic pathogen

1

Undetected

[87]

Trichosporon asahii

Soil, human skin and GI tract

Rare opportunistic pathogen

1

Undetected

[88]

Verruconis

Soil, decaying vegetation

Verruconis includes black yeasts; human pathogens

0

Sink

[89]

Exophiala

Sinks, drain pipes, swimming pools

Exophiala contains pathogens of vertebrates

0

Sink

[90]