Rapid urea broth test for yeasts.
A rapid, miniaturized, urea broth test useful for detecting urease activity of yeasts was compared to Christensen urea agar. All urease-producing yeasts tested were positive on both media; however, 60% were reactive in the urea R broth within 30 min, and the remainder were reactive within 4 h. This urea multiwell test may be useful as a rapid screening method for detecting urease-producing yeasts recovered from clinical specimens and as an adjunct test with other rapid methods of yeast identification.
D002176:Candida albicans / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism*; D003454:Cryptococcus / Q000378:metabolism*; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism*; D003470:Culture Media; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000378:metabolism*; D012248:Rhodotorula / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism*; D014508:Urea / Q000378:metabolism*; D014510:Urease / Q000378:metabolism; D015003:Yeasts / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism*
D003470:Culture Media; D014508:Urea; D014510:Urease