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. 1995 Nov;33(11):3025-7.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.33.11.3025-3027.1995.

Use of CHROMagar Candida medium for isolation of yeasts from dental samples

D Beighton  1 , R Ludford, D T Clark, S R Brailsford, C L Pankhurst, G F Tinsley, J Fiske, D Lewis, B Daly, N Khalifa, et al.
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Use of CHROMagar Candida medium for isolation of yeasts from dental samples

D Beighton et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1995 Nov.

Abstract

A new differential medium, CHROMagar Candida, for the isolation of clinically important yeasts was investigated to determine its usefulness in facilitating the study of oral yeasts. The recovery of yeasts on the medium was not significantly different from the recovery on Sabouraud dextrose agar. The identities of 450 green colonies on CHROMagar Candida, presumptively identified as Candida albicans on the basis of the manufacturer's instructions, were confirmed by testing for beta-N-acetylgalactosaminidase. Candida tropicalis also formed distinctive colonies, and other yeasts including Candida (Torulopsis) glabrata, Candida Parapsilosis, Candida Magnoliae, Candida lusitaniae, Candida Famata, Candida kefir, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae were readily distinguished from C. albicans and C. tropicalis isolates. CHROMagar Candida is a very useful medium, and its use will facilitate the study of yeasts associated with dental diseases.

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