Organisms: Mycology

Question 1

Presumptive ID for:
Budding yeast in smear

Answer 1

Candida albicans
Also: feet in <48hr, germ tube positive
Cannot separate from C. dubliniesis

Question 2

Presumptive ID for:
Small yeast w/o hyphae in smear
Better growth on choc than BAP

Answer 2

Candida galabrata
Also: better growth on EMB than BAP, rapid trehalose + @42C

Question 3

Presumptive ID for:
Spherical pleomorphic budding yeast w/o hyphae

Answer 3

Cryptococcus neoformans
Also:urea +, phenol oxidase +
Cannot differentiate from C. gattii