Presumptive identification of Candida kefyr on levine formulation of eosin methylene blue agar.
Three hundred thirty-one yeast and yeast-like isolates were cultivated on eosin methylene blue agar. While the sensitivity rate for Candida kefyr isolates producing a metallic green sheen was 81.8%, the high positive predictive value (100%) for yeast isolates with this phenotype belonging to C. kefyr suggests that these isolates can be presumptively identified as C. kefyr.
Munson
Erik L
EL
Medical Microbiology Division, Department of Pathology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA.
Troy
Dennis R
DR
Weber
Joanne K
JK
Messer
Shawn A
SA
Pfaller
Michael A
MA
D000362:Agar; D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003470:Culture Media; D004801:Eosine Yellowish-(YS) / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008751:Methylene Blue / Q000378:metabolism*; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques
D003470:Culture Media; D000362:Agar; D008751:Methylene Blue; D004801:Eosine Yellowish-(YS)