TABLE 2.
Phenotypic characteristics of 170 isolates derived from green colonies on CHROMagar Candida
| Characteristic | Resulta for:
|
|
|---|---|---|
| C. albicans(n = 117) | C. dubliniensis(n = 53) | |
| Colony color on CHROMagar Candida | ||
| Light green | 34 (29) | 15 (28) |
| Green | 47 (40) | 8 (15) |
| Dark green | 36 (31) | 30 (57) |
| Growth at 42°Cb | ||
| Unrestricted | 117 (100) | — |
| None or highly restricted | — | 53 (100) |
| Chlamydospore formation in clusters or contiguous pairs | 29 (25) | 46 (87) |
| MIC80 of fluconazole | ND | |
| ≤0.5 μg/ml | 50 (94) | |
| 2 to 8 μg/ml | 3 (6) | |
| Intracellular β-d-glucosidase activity | 102 (87) | — |
| Assimilation (including weak) ofc: | ||
| d-Xylose | 5/6d | 31 (58) |
| dl-Lactate | 6/6d | 46 (87) |
| MDG | 6/6d | 29 (55) |
a
Reported as number (percent) of strains, unless indicated otherwise. ND, not done; —, not found.
b
In comparison to that at 37°C.
c
API ID 32C results were read after 48 h.
d
For isolates belonging to group V (Table 1).