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Product Format
frozen
Storage Conditions
Frozen: -80°C or colder Freeze-Dried: 2°C to 8°C Live Culture: See Propagation Section
Type Strain
yes
Preceptrol®
no
Comments
Clinical isolate
Morphology
Colonies on YM agar after 4-5 days white, circular with mycelial border, rough with convex elevation. Yeast cells round to ovoid, single or in pairs and budding. Pseudohyhae present.
Medium
ATCC® Medium 200: YM agar or YM broth
ATCC® Medium 28: Emmons' modification of Sabouraud's agar
ATCC® Medium 343: V8 juice agar
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 25°C to 37°C Atmosphere: Typical aerobic
Nucleotide (GenBank) :
KF278465
ITS including 5.8S rRNA gene
Nucleotide (GenBank) :
KF278481
D1/D2 region of 26S rRNA gene
References
Eddouzi J et al., Characterization of a new clinical yeast species, Candida tunisiensis sp. nov., isolated from a strain collection from Tunisian hospitals. J. Clin. Microbiol. 51:31-39, 2013. PubMed: 23077122
