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Table 3 Coefficients of correlation between thermal tolerance and other selected parameters

From: Distribution and impact of yeast thermal tolerance permissive for mammalian infection

Parameter A

Parameter B

Correlation coefficient

  

Kendall

Pearson

Spearman

Maximum growth temperature

Phylum (asco-, basidiomycetes)

0.405

0.469

0.460

Latitude (absolute value)

Maximum growth temperature

-0.080

-0.144

-0.110

Latitude (absolute value)

Growth at 4°C

0.178

0.202

0.217

Latitude (absolute value)

Growth at 18°C

0.070

0.094

0.084

Latitude (absolute value)

Growth at 25°C

-0.147

-0.216

-0.178

Latitude (absolute value)

Growth at 30°C

-0.449

-0.500

-0.551

Latitude (absolute value)

Growth at 35°C

-0.210

-0.208

-0.265

Latitude (absolute value)

Growth at 37°C

-0.217

-0.217

-0.265

Latitude (absolute value)

Growth at 40°C

-0.078

-0.057

-0.093

Caspofungin resistance

Growth at 37°C

-0.279

-0.322

-0.316

Fluconazole resistance

Growth at 37°C

-0.185

-0.219

-0.209

Glucose fermentation

Growth at 37°C

0.313

0.327

0.327

Growth at acidic pH

Growth at 37°C

0.291

0.297

0.301

Urea hydrolysis

Growth at 37°C

-0.273

-0.273

-0.274

Diazonium Blue B reaction

Growth at 37°C

-0.302

-0.303

-0.304

Glucose assimilation

Growth at 37°C

-0.010

-0.017

-0.010

Galatose assimilation

Growth at 37°C

0.069

0.062

0.071

Maltose assimilation

Growth at 37°C

0.014

0.012

0.015

Sucrose assimilation

Growth at 37°C

0.012

0.008

0.012

Trehalose assimilation

Growth at 37°C

-0.050

-0.052

-0.052

Melibiose assimilation

Growth at 37°C

-0.128

-0.124

-0.131

Lactose assimilation

Growth at 37°C

-0.139

-0.132

-0.143

Palatinose assimilation

Growth at 37°C

-0.023

-0.002

-0.024