Casein agar: a useful medium for differentiating Candida dubliniensis from Candida albicans.
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.
Mosca
Christian O
CO
Departamento de Inmunología, Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina y Odontología, Universidad del País Vasco, Vizcaya, Spain.
Moragues
María D
MD
Llovo
José
J
Al Mosaid
Asmaa
A
Coleman
David C
DC
Pontón
José
J
D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002364:Caseins / Q000378:metabolism*; D003470:Culture Media
D002364:Caseins; D003470:Culture Media