TABLE 5   Characteristics ot Candida spp. most commonly encountered in the clinical laboratory*
		Growth:				-
Organism	Microscopic morphology on cornmeal-Tween 80 agar at 25 C	In Sabouraud broth	With cycloheximlde at 25"C	On SOA at 37"C	Germ tubes	Urease (25-C)
C. albicans C dubimiensis	Pseudohyphae with terminal cfilamy oospores; clusters of blastoconidia at septa	NSG				0
C. tropicalis	Blastoconidia anywhere along pseudohyphae	Narrow surface film with bubbles	ov		0	0
C parapsilosis	Blastoconidia along curved pseudohyphae; giant mycelial eel's	NSG	0	+	0	0
C lusilaniae	Short chains of elongate blastoconidia along curved pseudohyphae	NSG	0	+	0	0
C guiltiermondii	Fairly short, fine pseudohyphae; clusters of blastoconidia at sepia	NSG	+	+	0	0
C ketyr (C p&Budotroptcalts)	Elongated blastoconidia resembling "togs in a stream* along pseudo-hypnae	NSG		♦	0	0
C rugosa	Pseudohyphae with elongated blastoconidia. some in chains	NSG	0		0	0
C zeytanotdes	Pseudohypnae give featherlike appearance at low power	Pellide (delayed)			0	0
C giabrata	No pseudohyphae; cells small, terminal Duddmg	NSG	0	-	0	0
C. krusai	Pseudohyphae with cross-matchsttcks or treelike blastoconidia	Wide Surface film up sides of tube	0		0	
C. tipolytica	Elongated blastoconidia in short chains along pseudohyphae	Pellicle (delayed)			0	*
' fct I ■'      ins SOA, Sabouraud Oestro*« agar; +, powttve. 0 negativa. W reaction may bt weak; V. strain variation; NSG. no Surface
growth.
'fermeniston is demonstfsied by the production ol gas (acid ctoes not indicate fermentation)
I 0 1	i	s S I	! 1	galactose	ssimi i 3	ation s 0 1 3	of. c 1	o c > X	,1 o c £ rr	jl a 1	1 I	S -*	s I 3	Fe 7. 0 1	rm«n s e !	ation 1 c !	Galactose 5.	Trehalose	I -Q O Z-(J
B		V	0	•	0	0	0	0"	0	i o-	0	0	•		0	0	V	II	0
		pv	0	♦	0	+* 1	0	-	0	♦	o	0	+	-		0		*"	0
		+	0		0	0	0	+	0		0	0	+	0	0	0	V	0 -	0
	t		0		0	+	0		0		0	0		ov	V	0		V	+
+	+		0	♦	'		0	+	♦	♦	+	0		0	*<•	0		*"	0
	0	+	4		0		0		+	0	0	0	•	0	-	♦v		0	0
+	0	0	0		1 0	3	0	V	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 —
	0	0	0		0	0"	□	0	0	+	0	c	0"	0	0	0 —	0	ov	0
+	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+	0	0	+	0	0	0	0	*v	0
+	c	0	0	0	0	0	0	a	0	0	0	0	+	0	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	V	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 0	0	a	0	0
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