Use of CHROMagar in the Differentiation of Common Species of Candida

CHROMagar has been reported to be useful for the rapid and accurate identification of Candida species. We tested 135 isolates of Candida species isolated from oropharyngeal candidiasis in HIV patients and found that it was useful in the presumptive identification of Candida albicans and Candida krus...

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Published inMycopathologia (1975) Vol. 167; no. 1; pp. 47 - 49
Main Authors Sivakumar, V. G., Shankar, P., Nalina, K., Menon, Thangam
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.01.2009
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Agar
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Candida - classification
Candida - isolation & purification
Candida albicans
Candida krusei
Candidiasis, Oral - complications
Candidiasis, Oral - microbiology
Chromogenic Compounds
Culture Media
Eukaryotic Microbiology
HIV Infections - complications
HIV Infections - microbiology
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Life Sciences
Medical Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Microbiology
Morphology
Mycological Typing Techniques
Plant Sciences
Sensitivity and Specificity
CHROMagar
HIV
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Summary:CHROMagar has been reported to be useful for the rapid and accurate identification of Candida species. We tested 135 isolates of Candida species isolated from oropharyngeal candidiasis in HIV patients and found that it was useful in the presumptive identification of Candida albicans and Candida krusei . Occasional strains of C. tropicalis produced colonies with a greenish tinge making it difficult to differentiate from C. albicans .
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ISSN:0301-486X
1573-0832
DOI:10.1007/s11046-008-9149-5