title: Physiological characteristics of clinical isolates of Hendersonula toruloidea and Scytalidium species.
abstract: Sixteen clinical isolates comprising six each of type A and type B of Hendersonula toruloidea, three of Scytalidium hyalinum and one of S. japonicum were investigated for their physiological characteristics. All the isolates utilized 13 carbon sources and three nitrogen sources tested and grew in a medium containing 3.7 M NaCl. A concentration of 4.5 M NaCl inhibited the growth of all the isolates. The isolates produced amylase, lipase and protease but failed to produce collagenase.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Microbiology, Anambra State University of Technology, Nigeria.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Oyeka
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Gugnani
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000378:metabolism; D003470:Culture Media; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000502:physiology*; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D002244:Carbon; D009584:Nitrogen