title: [Utilization of tomato juice agar (V8 agar) in the presumptive identification of Candida dubliniensis].
abstract: We evaluated the capacity of tomato juice agar (V8 agar) to differentiate Candida dubliniensis from Candida albicans based on chlamydospore production. Candida albicans (n= 93) and Candida dubliniensis (n= 26) were studied; 100% of Candida dubliniensis showed chlamydospores and in 92.5% of Candida albicans isolates these elements were absent. These results suggest this medium as an alternative tool for presumptive differentiation between these species.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil. hartza@ccs.ufsm.br
authors.forename: Sydney Hartz
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.forename: Carlos Eduardo
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Linares
authors.forename: Erico Silva de
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Loreto
authors.forename: Magnus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: Diego I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Thomazi
authors.forename: Felipe
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: Janio M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Santurio
mesh_terms: D000362:Agar; D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D003470:Culture Media; D018551:Solanum lycopersicum; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques / Q000379:methods; D010936:Plant Extracts; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D010936:Plant Extracts; D000362:Agar