title: Casein agar: a useful medium for differentiating Candida dubliniensis from Candida albicans.
abstract: Production of chlamydospores on casein agar at 24 degrees C for 48 h provides a simple means for differentiating Candida dubliniensis from Candida albicans based on chlamydospore production. Of 109 C. dubliniensis isolates tested on this medium, 106 (97.2%) produced abundant chlamydospores and three produced few chlamydospores. In contrast, of the 120 C. albicans isolates tested, 111 (92.5%) failed to produce any chlamydospores, whereas the remaining nine isolates produced few chlamydospores. These findings indicate that abundant chlamydospore production on casein agar is a useful test for discriminating between C. dubliniensis and C. albicans.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Inmunología, Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina y Odontología, Universidad del País Vasco, Vizcaya, Spain.
authors.forename: Christian O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Mosca
authors.forename: María D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Moragues
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Llovo
authors.forename: Asmaa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al Mosaid
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pontón
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002364:Caseins / Q000378:metabolism*; D003470:Culture Media
chemical_list: D002364:Caseins; D003470:Culture Media