MISCELLANEOUS TESTS FOR YEAST IDENTIFICATION Flashcards

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  • 2nd in importance to sugar assimilation in yeast ID
  • used to elicit chlamydoconidia production of C. albicans
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Cornmeal Agar

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identifies based on colony colors

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CHROMagar Candida

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3
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  • most important and easiest to perform
  • uses serum/plasma (fetal bovine serum), expired FFP from blood bank
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Germ Tube Production

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lacks constriction at base (C. albicans,C. dubliniensis no growth at 42 °C

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true germ tube

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5
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has constriction at base (C. Tropicalis)

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pseudogerm tube

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6
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identifies which carbohydrate a yeast can use aerobically

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Carbohydrate Assimiliation

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7
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most commonly used Carbohydrate Assimiliation

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API 20C Yeast ID System

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8
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wells become turbid with growth

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assimilated sugars

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