TY - JOUR
T1 - Persistence of pigment production by yeast isolates grown on CHROMagar Candida medium
AU - Hospenthal, Duane R.
AU - Murray, Clinton K.
AU - Beckius, Miriam L.
AU - Green, Judith A.
AU - Dooley, David P.
PY - 2002/12/1
Y1 - 2002/12/1
N2 - We evaluated the persistence of pigmentation in yeast isolates grown on the chromogenic medium CHROMagar Candida over 7 days. Candida, Cryptococcus, and Trichosporon isolates were inoculated alone or mixed onto duplicate sets of plates and incubated at 30 and 35°C. Candida albicans and Candida krusei were readily identified throughout the reading period, but Candida glabrata was difficult to differentiate from other species until the 3- or 4-day time point. Candida tropicalis produced colonies similar to those of rare Cryptococcus and Trichosporon species, and mixed cultures were often difficult to identify as such.
AB - We evaluated the persistence of pigmentation in yeast isolates grown on the chromogenic medium CHROMagar Candida over 7 days. Candida, Cryptococcus, and Trichosporon isolates were inoculated alone or mixed onto duplicate sets of plates and incubated at 30 and 35°C. Candida albicans and Candida krusei were readily identified throughout the reading period, but Candida glabrata was difficult to differentiate from other species until the 3- or 4-day time point. Candida tropicalis produced colonies similar to those of rare Cryptococcus and Trichosporon species, and mixed cultures were often difficult to identify as such.
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U2 - 10.1128/JCM.40.12.4768-4770.2002
DO - 10.1128/JCM.40.12.4768-4770.2002
M3 - Article
C2 - 12454192
AN - SCOPUS:0036900467
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 40
SP - 4768
EP - 4770
JO - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
JF - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
IS - 12
ER -