Efficacy of Chromogenic Candida Agar for isolation and presumptive identification of pathogenic yeast species E. Ghelardi, G. Pichierri, B. Castagna,

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Efficacy of Chromogenic Candida Agar for isolation and presumptive identification of pathogenic yeast species E. Ghelardi, G. Pichierri, B. Castagna, S. Barnini, A. Tavanti, M. Campa Clinical Microbiology and Infection Volume 14, Issue 2, Pages 141-147 (February 2008) DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01872.x Copyright © 2008 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

FIG. 1 Appearance of yeast colonies on Chromogenic Candida Agar. (a) 1, Candida albicans; 2, Trichosporon mucoides; 3, Candida dubliniensis; 4, Candida tropicalis. (b) 1, Candida krusei; 2, Geotrichum capitatum; 3, Saccharomyces cerevisiae; 4, Candida guilliermondii. (c) 1, Candida parapsilosis; 2, Cryptococcus albidus; 3, Candida glabrata; 4, Candida lusitaniae. (d) Enlarged T. mucoides colonies. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2008 14, 141-147DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01872.x) Copyright © 2008 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

FIG. 2 Growth of polyfungal cultures on Chromogenic Candida Agar. (a) Candida dubliniensis (bluish green colonies), Candida orthopsilosis (light brown colonies) and Rhodotorula mucilaginosa (salmon-pink colonies). (b) Candida albicans (green colonies) and C. dubliniensis (bluish green colonies). Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2008 14, 141-147DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01872.x) Copyright © 2008 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions