Use in rabbit model of central nervous system infection
Opportunistic pathogen research
Sexually Transmitted Disease Research
Biosafety Level
2
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Product Format
freeze-dried
Storage Conditions
Frozen: -80°C or colder Freeze-Dried: 2°C to 8°C Live Culture: See Propagation Section
Type Strain
no
Preceptrol®
no
Comments
Use in rabbit model of central nervous system infection
Morphology
After 3 days on YM agar at 25°C colonies are cream-colored, dull, often becoming wrinkled with a mycelial border on prolonged incubation. Yeast cells globose to short-ovoid, hyaline, 2-7 x 3-8.5 μm, single or budding, occasionally forming short chains.
Medium
ATCC® Medium 28: Emmons' modification of Sabouraud's agar
ATCC® Medium 200: YM agar or YM broth
ATCC® Medium 1245: YEPD
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 20°C to 25°C Atmosphere: Typical aerobic
ATCC <-- GH McCracken <-- Childrens Medical Ctr., Dallas, TX
Isolation
Cerebrospinal fluid of a 6-month-old infant, Dallas, TX
Cross References
Nucleotide (GenBank) :
JX094780
ITS including 5.8S rRNA gene
Nucleotide (GenBank) :
JX094790
Large ribosomal subunit
References
Jafari HS, et al. Characteristics of experimental Candida albicans infection of the central nervous system in rabbits. J. Infect. Dis. 164: 389-395, 1991. PubMed: 1856486
