TABLE 1.
Growth parameters of 60 Candida spp. isolates determined with medium-inoculum combinationsa
| Inoculum (CFU/ml) | Time to growth phaseb
|
Time to stationary phaseb
|
Growth at 24 hc
|
Final growth at 48 hc
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPMI–2%G | RPMI | RPMI–2%G | RPMI | RPMI–2%G | RPMI | RPMI–2%G | RPMI | |
| 105 | 6:54 ± 0:25 | 7:01 ± 0:33 | 26:49 ± 1:45 | 22:32 ± 2:01 | 0.53 ± 0.16 | 0.32 ± 0.05 | 0.86 ± 0.15 | 0.40 ± 0.05 |
| 104 | 10:25 ± 0:42 | 10:32 ± 0:31 | 34:07 ± 2:32 | 30:05 ± 2:47 | 0.30 ± 0.10 | 0.21 ± 0.09 | 0.77 ± 0.15 | 0.37 ± 0.05 |
| 103 | 17:32 ± 0:53 | 17:39 ± 0:57 | 41:01 ± 2:59 | 38:27 ± 3:07 | 0.10 ± 0.09 | 0.08 ± 0.06 | 0.61 ± 0.17 | 0.33 ± 0.05 |
a
Data are means ± standard errors.
b
Time expressed in hours:minutes.
c
Growth is optical density at 540 nm.