Do all Candida species growth on the selective media Hicrome M1297A or 1456A except C albicans, C. krusei, C.tropicalis and C.glabrata ? What about any other Candida species?
What media do you suggest to select all Candida species?
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Hi Murat! Usually chromogenic media is used for Candida. Some have also used Sabouraud's agar. Am quoting the sites hope they will be useful for you!
www.condalab.com/pdf
https://catalog.hardydiagnostics.com
www.bd.com>assests>IFU
Thank you for url but they are broken , 404 not found.
Can some one tell me, every Candida species can growth on selective chromogenic agar ? Or only few species can grow
Dear Murat,
We use Chrome agar for speciation of Candida. I think the manufacturers have only incorporated some of the ingredients selectively utilised by some of the species of Candida. The specific ingredients for identifying certain other species are not incorporated in the media. Hence, you cannot identify all species of Candida. Moreover, some of the biochemical tests are common for some of the species of Candida. If these chemicals are incorporated in the media, it may not help to distinguish between species. That is why the chrome agar is useful only for identifying some Candida species. In my lab we use chrome agar which identifies C.albicans, C.glabrata, C.tropicalis and C.krusei.
Also, one of the best ways to identify and speciate Candida is the Corn Meal Agar (CMA). We use it to supplement the results of Chrome agar. In this, one can study the morphology in situ and identify the species.
The books recommend TTC agar too for speciation, though we did not have satisfactory results with this.
Dear Sumathi many thanks for your answer.
Agar media M1297A or 1456A select C albicans, C. krusei, C.tropicalis and C.glabrata My questiion is:
Are other Candida species inhibited by these media?
it is interesting that, its company (himedialabs) does never respond questions.
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