Carbohydrate assimilation profiles of Brazilian Candida dubliniensis isolates based on ID 32C system

Authors

  • Sydney Hartz Alves Universidade Federal de Santa Maria; Centro de Ciências da Saúde; Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia
  • Jorge A. Horta Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Eveline P. Milán Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
  • Liliane A. Scheid Universidade Federal de Santa Maria; Centro de Ciências da Saúde; Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia
  • Marilene H. Vainstein Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Janio M. Santurio Universidade Federal de Santa Maria; Centro de Ciências da Saúde; Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia
  • Arnaldo L. Colombo Universidade Federal de São Paulo

Keywords:

Candida dubliniensis, ID 32C, Phenotypic identification

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the identification of 19 Brazilian C. dubliniensis based on the biochemical profile exhibited when tested by the commercial identification kit ID 32C (bioMerieux). Thirteen of the isolates were rigorously identified as C. dubliniensis and the remaining isolates (six) were considered as having a doubtful profile but the software also suggested that there was 83.6% of chances for them to be C. dubliniensis. As well as pointed by the literature the identification obtained by phenotypic tests should be considered presumptive for C. dubliniensis due to variability of this new species.

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Published

2005-04-01

Issue

Vol. 47 No. 2 (2005)

Section

Brief Communication

How to Cite

Alves, S. H., Horta, J. A., Milán, E. P., Scheid, L. A., Vainstein, M. H., Santurio, J. M., & Colombo, A. L. (2005). Carbohydrate assimilation profiles of Brazilian Candida dubliniensis isolates based on ID 32C system . Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 47(2), 109-111. https://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/30897