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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
no
Preceptrol®
no
Genome Sequenced Strain
Yes
Comments
Clinical isolate
Genome sequencing strain (Broad Institute, USA)
Morphology
After 5 days at 25°C on both YM and YEPD medium, colonies white to creamy white, butyrous, smooth, raised, margin begins entire (3 days) and becomes filamentous over time (11 days). Cells globose to subglobose, smooth, large cells 6-6.755 μm x 4.5-6 μm, small cells 3.75-4.5 μm x 3-3.75 μm. Pseudohyphae abundant on YM medium and not observed on YEPD medium.
Medium
ATCC® Medium 200: YM agar or YM broth
ATCC® Medium 1245: YEPD
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 30°C to 37°C Atmosphere: Typical aerobic
HIV patient with mucosal candidiasis, in St. Louis, MO, USA
Cross References
Nucleotide (GenBank) :
JN874495
D1/D2 region of 28S rRNA gene
Nucleotide (GenBank) :
JN882316
ITS including 5.8S rRNA gene
References
Taylor BN, et al. In vivo virulence of Candida albicans isolates causing mucosal infections in people infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. J. Infect. Dis. 182: 955-999, 2000.
