Candida Species Exhibit Differential In Vitro Hemolytic Activities
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Candida species exhibit differential in vitro hemolytic activities.
A total of 80 Candida isolates representing 14 species were examined for their respective responses to an in vitro hemolytic test. A modification of a previously described plate assay system where the yeasts are incubated on glucose (3%)-enriched sheep blood agar in a carbon dioxide (5%)-rich environment for 48 h was used to evaluate the hemolytic activity. A group of eight Candida species whic...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0095-1137,1098-660X
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.39.8.2971-2974.2001