Utilization of tomato juice agar (V8 agar) in the presumptive identification of Candida dubliniensis

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 a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 2006-01, Vol.39 (1), p.92
Hauptverfasser:	Alves, Sydney Hartz, Linares, Carlos Eduardo, Loreto, Erico Silva de, Rodrigues, Magnus, Thomazi, Diego I, Souza, Felipe, Santurio, Janio M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng ; por
Schlagworte:	Agar Candida - classification Candida - growth & development Culture Media Lycopersicon esculentum Mycological Typing Techniques - methods Plant Extracts Spores, Fungal - growth & development Tomatoes
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	0037-8682 1678-9849
DOI:	10.1590/S0037-86822006000100020