MISCELLANEOUS TESTS FOR YEAST IDENTIFICATION Flashcards
1
Q
- 2nd in importance to sugar assimilation in yeast ID
- used to elicit chlamydoconidia production of C. albicans
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Cornmeal Agar
2
Q
identifies based on colony colors
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CHROMagar Candida
3
Q
- most important and easiest to perform
- uses serum/plasma (fetal bovine serum), expired FFP from blood bank
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Germ Tube Production
4
Q
lacks constriction at base (C. albicans,C. dubliniensis no growth at 42 °C
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true germ tube
5
Q
has constriction at base (C. Tropicalis)
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pseudogerm tube
6
Q
identifies which carbohydrate a yeast can use aerobically
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Carbohydrate Assimiliation
7
Q
most commonly used Carbohydrate Assimiliation
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API 20C Yeast ID System
8
Q
wells become turbid with growth
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assimilated sugars