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Descriptions of Medical Fungi 157<br />

Synonymy: Candida norvegensis Dietrichson ex van Uden & Buckley.<br />

Pichia norvegensis is a very rare clinical isolate that has been reported as a causative<br />

agent of peritonitis and disseminated candidiasis in a patient on CAPD.<br />

RG-1 organism.<br />

Pichia norvegensis Leask & Yarrow<br />

Culture: Colonies (SDA) white to cream-coloured smooth, glabrous, yeast-like.<br />

Microscopy: Ovoid to ellipsoid, budding blastoconidia, 2.0-4 x 3-10 µm.<br />

India Ink Preparation: Negative - no capsules present.<br />

Dalmau Plate Culture: Spherical to ovoid budding yeast cells only. Abundant<br />

pseudohyphae produced.<br />

Molecular Identification: ITS sequencing recommended.<br />

MALDI-T<strong>OF</strong> MS: Able to accurately identify this species.<br />

Physiological Tests: + Positive, - Negative, v Variable, w Weak, s Slow<br />

Germ Tube - L-Sorbose - L-Arabinose - D-Glucitol -<br />

Fermentation Sucrose - D-Arabinose - α-M-D-glucoside -<br />

Glucose s Maltose - D-Ribose - D-Gluconate -<br />

Galactose - Cellobiose + L-Rhamnose - DL-Lactate w<br />

Sucrose - Trehalose - D-Glucosamine + myo-Inositol -<br />

Maltose - Lactose - N-A-D-glucosamine - 2-K-D-gluconate -<br />

Lactose - Melibiose - Glycerol + D-Glucuronate -<br />

Trehalose - Raffinose - Erythritol - Nitrate -<br />

Assimilation Melezitose - Ribitol - Urease -<br />

Glucose + Soluble Starch - Galactitol - 0.1% Cycloheximide -<br />

Galactose - D-Xylose - D-Mannitol - Growth at 37 O C +<br />

Key Features: Germ tube negative yeast and sugar assimilation pattern.<br />

Antifungal Susceptibility: P. norvegensis very limited data (Guitard et al. 2013,<br />

Australian National data); MIC µg/mL.<br />

No. 64<br />

AmB 8 1 6 1<br />

FLU 8 1 2 1 4<br />

VORI 5 2 1 2<br />

POSA 5 2 3<br />

ITRA 7 1 4 1 1<br />

ANID 1 1<br />

MICA 1 1<br />

CAS 4 2 2<br />

5FC 5 1 1 1 1 1

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