Species | Number of strains tested (number used for calculation of the average length) | ITS2-fragment length (bp), calculated by capillary electrophoresis | Previously published lengths (bp)*[9] | Fragment lengths (bp) derived from Genbank sequences | Genbank accession number of sequences used | ||
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 |  | Average | Range | Standard deviation |  |  |  |
Blastoschizomyces capitatum | 1 | 250.7 | Â | Â | 248 | 251 | AF455443 |
Candida albicans | 116 (19) | 281.6 | 281.0 – 282.6 | 0.37 | 279 | 284 | AF217609 |
C. dubliniensis | 1 | 286.3 | Â | Â | Â | 289 | AF218993 |
C. glabrata | 94 (12) | 362.6 | 362.4 – 362.8 | 0.15 | 360 | 365 | AF218994 |
C. guilliermondii | 8 | 323.2 | 322.7 – 324.2 | 0.46 | 321 | 325 | AF218996 |
C. humicola | 1 | 295.8 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
C. kefyr | 7 | 375.5 | 375.4 – 375.8 | 0.17 | 372 | 378 | AF218997 |
C. krusei | 10 (2) | 285.3 | 285.2 – 285.4 | 0.13 | 282 | 294 | L47113 |
C. lipolytica | 3 (2) | 180.6 | 179.9 – 181.1 | 0.62 |  | 190 | AF218983 |
C. lusitaniae | 9 (4) | 200.3 | 200.2 – 200.4 | 0.10 | 199 | 204 | AF218970 |
C. norvegensis | 3 (2) | 267.1 | 266.6 – 267.1 | 0.62 |  | 318 | AF333096 |
C. parapsilosis | 36 (12) | 254.1 | 253.5 – 255.4 | 0.60 | 251 | 259 | U10989 |
C. rugosa | 1 | 215.0 | 214.8 – 215.1 | 0.10 |  | 223 | AF218971 |
C. tropicalis | 34 (28) | 270.6 | 269.3 – 271.2 | 0.61 | 269 | 272 273 274 | AF219000 AF219001 AF218992 |
Cryptococcus albidus | 3 | 353.3 | 352.4 – 354.7 | 1.26 | 350 | 353 | AF218972 |
C. laurentii ( environmental) | 2 | 272.1 | 271.9 – 272.3 | 0.26 |  | 275 | AF218974 |
C. laurentii (clinical) | 1 | 307.9 | Â | Â | 306 | 310 | AJ421006 |
C. neoformans var. neoformans | 8 (4) | 318.3 | 318.0 – 318.6 | 0.29 | 315 | 320 | AF218975 |
C. neoformans var. gattii | 1 | 320.0 | Â | Â | Â | 321 | AF196312 |
Dekkera bruxellensis | 1 | 261.8 | Â | Â | Â | 263 | AF043502 |
Geotrichum candidum | 3 (1) | 193.4 | Â | Â | 192 | 195 | AF157596 |
Malassezia furfur | 1 | 494.4 | Â | Â | Â | 500 | AF246896 |
Saccharomyces cerevisiae | 35 (25) | 366.6 | 365.1 – 368.5 | 0.89 | 363 | 365 366 367 | AF219005 AF219006 AF219007 |
Trichosporon asahii | 2 | 301.0 | 300.8–301.4 | 0.50 |  | 304 | AB018014 |
T. asteroides | 1 | 298.6 | Â | Â | Â | 304 | AF444416 |
T. inkin | 1 | 298.7 | Â | Â | Â | 304 | AF444420 |
T. mucoides | 1 | 297.2 | Â | Â | Â | 297 | AF444423 |
T. ovoides | 1 | 297.5 | Â | Â | Â | 303 | AF444439 |