Biotyping of Candida strains with regard to the epidemiology of candidosis. A practical approach.

In 62 strains of Candida albicans cultivated from specimens of patients with recurrent vaginal candidosis or with renal transplants, the biotypes were determined according to several characters: colony morphology, production of chlamydospores, auxanogram of C- and N-substances, zymogram, growth kinetics, adherence capability, proteolytic activity, sensitivity to 6 antimycotics, and serotypes. On the basis of this typing system the endogenous and exogenous sources of chronic vaginal candidosis as well as the sources of systemic candidosis in patients with renal transplants could be evaluated.