Cellular surface hydrophobicity as an additional phenotypic criterion applied to differentiate strains of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis.
We have evaluated the cellular surface hydrophobicity (CSH) determination as an additional criterion to differentiate Candida albicans from Candida dubliniensis. Our results show that C. albicans when grown at 37 degrees C in Sabouraud is always hydrophilic, and C. dubliniensis presents high CSH levels.
Blanco
María-Teresa
MT
Area of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Extremadura, 06071 Badajoz, Spain. matere@unex.es
Sacristán
Beatriz
B
Beteta
Alicia
A
Fernández-Calderón
María-Coronada
MC
Hurtado
Cipriano
C
Pérez-Giraldo
Ciro
C
Gómez-García
Antonio-Cándido
AC
D002175:Candida / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D008828:Microbiological Techniques / Q000379:methods*
D003470:Culture Media