TABLE 1.
Immunofluorescent reactivities of C. albicans and related yeast strains with MAb 16B1-F10
| Organisma | Reactivityb
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| No. of isolates tested | Yeast grown for 48 h at 22°C (pH 5)
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Yeast grown for 48 h at 37°C (pH 4)
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Yeast grown for 48 h at 37°C (pH 7)
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Yeast grown for 3 h at 37°C (pH 7)
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| B | PM | M | B | PM | M | B | PM | M | B | PM | GT | ||
| Candida albicans | 22 | −(22) | −(5) | NO | −(22) | −(3) | NO | −(22) | −(5) | +(22) | −(22) | −(22) | +(22) |
| Candida dubliniensis | 14 | −(14) | −(3) | NO | −(14) | −(1) | NO | −(14) | −(14) | −(14) | −(14) | −(14) | −(14) |
| Candida stellatoidea | 5 | −(5) | −(1) | NO | −(5) | −(1) | NO | −(5) | −(2) | +(5) | −(5) | −(1) | +(5) |
| Candida tropicalis | 13 | −(13) | −(5) | −(4) | −(13) | −(5) | −(5) | −(13) | −(5) | −(9) | −(13) | −(5) | NO |
| Candida glabrata | 8 | −(8) | NO | NO | −(8) | NO | NO | −(8) | NO | NO | −(8) | NO | NO |
| Candida kefyr | 10 | −(10) | −(1) | NO | −(10) | NO | NO | −(10) | NO | NO | −(10) | NO | NO |
| Candida krusei | 10 | −(10) | −(1) | NO | −(10) | NO | NO | −(10) | −(7) | NO | −(10) | −(4) | NO |
| Candida parapsilosis | 4 | −(4) | −(2) | NO | −(4) | −(3) | NO | −(4) | −(4) | NO | −(4) | −(4) | NO |
| Candida guilliermondii | 5 | −(5) | −(5) | NO | −(5) | NO | NO | −(5) | NO | NO | −(5) | NO | NO |
| Cryptococcus neoformans | 3 | −(3) | NO | NO | −(3) | NO | NO | −(3) | NO | NO | −(3) | NO | NO |
| Rhodotorula rubra | 1 | −(1) | NO | NO | −(1) | NO | NO | −(1) | NO | NO | −(1) | NO | NO |
| Saccharomyces cerevisiae | 4 | −(4) | NO | NO | −(4) | NO | NO | −(4) | NO | NO | −(4) | NO | NO |
a
Clinical isolates and reference strains.
b
B, blastoconidia; PM, pseudomycelium; M, true mycelium; GT, germ tube; −, no fluorescence; +, fluorescent labeling; NO, morphological phase not observed. Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of strains tested displaying the indicated reactivity.