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Table 5 Total fungal species identified using ITS1 metagenomic workflow

From: Detection of bacterial pathogens from clinical specimens using conventional microbial culture and 16S metagenomics: a comparative study

Specimen type (number of specimens with identified species)

Fungal NGS Species

Throat Swab (1), Sputum (1), Seminal fluid (1),

Candida albicans a

Sputum (1), Bronchial wash (1)

Candida tropicalis a

Throat Swab (1)

Lomatium nevadense a

Endotracheal secretion (1)

Saccharomyces cerevisiae a

Pus Swab (1)

Uwebraunia a

Pus Swab (1)

Candida orthopsilosis a

  1. a species of highest abundance