Khan Z U, Ahmad S, Mokaddas E, Chandy R
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait.
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2004 Jun;10(6):590-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.00923.x.
This study evaluated sunflower (Helianthus annuus) seed agar (SSA) for differentiation of Candida dubliniensis from Candida albicans on the basis of colony characteristics and chlamydospore production. Simplified SSA without creatinine and KH(2)PO(4) was also used. On both media, C. dubliniensis isolates (n = 25) developed rough colonies and formed abundant chlamydospores after incubation for 24-48 h at 28 degrees C, while C. albicans isolates (n = 53) showed smooth colonies with no evidence of chlamydospore formation. Cryptococcus neoformans isolates (n = 10) formed brown colonies on both media. Simplified SSA offers a simple and inexpensive tool for presumptive differentiation of C. dubliniensis from C. albicans in clinical microbiology laboratories.
本研究基于菌落特征和厚垣孢子产生情况,评估了向日葵(Helianthus annuus)籽琼脂(SSA)用于区分都柏林念珠菌和白色念珠菌的效果。还使用了不含肌酐和KH₂PO₄的简化SSA。在这两种培养基上,都柏林念珠菌分离株(n = 25)培养24 - 48小时后形成粗糙菌落并产生大量厚垣孢子,而白色念珠菌分离株(n = 53)显示为光滑菌落,未形成厚垣孢子。新型隐球菌分离株(n = 10)在两种培养基上均形成棕色菌落。简化SSA为临床微生物实验室中初步区分都柏林念珠菌和白色念珠菌提供了一种简单且廉价的工具。