A yeast strain was isolated from the sputum sample of a leukaemia patient in the Spirito Santo Hospital of Pescara, Italy. The fungus produced a pigment that formed a reddish halo around colonies, and was identifi ed and deposited as a
Metschnikowia spp. (accession number IHEM 25107-GenBank accession number JQ921016) in the BCCM/IHEM collection of biomedical fungi and yeasts (Bruxelles, Belgium). Although the physiology of the strain was close to that of Metschnikowia
sinensis , the D1/D2 sequence did not correspond to any previously described Metschnikowia species. Phylogeny of the genus Metschnikowia is complex and requires far more nalysis. We present the fi rst non- M. pulcherrima Metschnikowia spp. isolate recovered from a human, and emphasize the role of
man as a transient carrier of environmental yeasts, the athogenicity of which still needs to be defi ned
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