Table 2. Substrate assimilation by Great Saltee fungi and Candida albicans.
Substrate | API 20C AUX assimilation profile code* | |
---|---|---|
SL407 | C. albicans (ATCC90028) | |
Pentoses | ||
L-arabinose | – | – |
D-xylose | – | + |
Hexoses | ||
D-glucose | + | + |
D-galactose | + | + |
α-methyl-D-glucoside | – | + |
Disaccharides | ||
D-cellobiose | – | – |
D-lactose | – | – |
D-maltose | + | + |
D-saccharose | + | + |
D-trehalose† | – | + |
Trisaccharides | ||
D-melezitose | – | – |
D-raffinose | – | – |
Alcohols | ||
Glycerol | + | – |
Adonitol | + | + |
Xylitol | + | + |
Inositol | – | – |
D-sorbitol | + | + |
Organic acids | ||
2-keto-gluconate | + | + |
Amino acids | ||
N-acetylglucosamine | + | + |
Identification | C. dubliniensis | C. albicans |
API 20C AUX profile code |
6172134 |
2566174 |
Predictive value | 99.9%, excellent | 99.2%, very good |
*Results for 48 hours are shown. All 22 Great Saltee isolates gave similar profiles.
†By 72 hours all Saltee isolates showed some assimilation of trehalose; the degree of assimilation varied between isolates.