TABLE 4.
Combined positive and negative reactions required for the differentiation of four Candida species from each other and from other Candida spp.
| Reaction | Test result with:
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. albicans | C. glabrata | C. krusei | C. tropicalis | Others | |
| N-Acetyl-β-d-galactosaminidase | + | − | − | ||
| Acid phosphatase | − | + | |||
| Pyrophosphatase | − | − | + | ||
| Unknown mechanism | +a | +ab | |||
| β-d-Galactosidase | − | − | +c | ||
a
Orange fluorescence.
b
C. kefyr and C. guilliermondii.
c
C. kefyr, C. guilliermondii, C. maris, C. parapsilosis, and C. lusitaniae.