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The frequency distribution and consistency of assimilation biotypes of Candida albicans

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

A. G. Hellyar
A. G. Hellyar
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Microbiology, The London Hospital Medical College, Turner Street, London E1 2AD, UK
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Two hundred and fifty clinical strains of Candida albicans and six isolates from a cross-infection outbreak were studied for their ability to assimilate 19 carbohydrates in the API-20C system (API Laboratory Products Ltd., Basingstoke, UK). The assimilation profiles were stable on repeat testing; at intervals in the 72 h duration of the test; and when incubated at different temperatures.

Although not a complete system of biotyping, the API-20C system shows high typability, and fair reproducibility and discrimination, having a limited role in indicating which isolates should be typed by more elaborate methods.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 96 , Issue 1 , February 1986 , pp. 89 - 93
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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