Cellular surface hydrophobicity as an additional phenotypic criterion applied to differentiate strains of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis

María-Teresa Blanco; Beatriz Sacristán; Alicia Beteta; María-Coronada Fernández-Calderón; Cipriano Hurtado; Ciro Pérez-Giraldo; Antonio-Cándido Gómez-García

doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2007.07.013

Cellular surface hydrophobicity as an additional phenotypic criterion applied to differentiate strains of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008 Jan;60(1):129-31. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2007.07.013. Epub 2007 Sep 27.

Authors

María-Teresa Blanco¹, Beatriz Sacristán, Alicia Beteta, María-Coronada Fernández-Calderón, Cipriano Hurtado, Ciro Pérez-Giraldo, Antonio-Cándido Gómez-García

Affiliation

¹ Area of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Extremadura, 06071 Badajoz, Spain. matere@unex.es

PMID: 17900846
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2007.07.013

Abstract

We have evaluated the cellular surface hydrophobicity (CSH) determination as an additional criterion to differentiate Candida albicans from Candida dubliniensis. Our results show that C. albicans when grown at 37 degrees C in Sabouraud is always hydrophilic, and C. dubliniensis presents high CSH levels.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Candida / chemistry
Candida / classification*
Candida / growth & development
Culture Media / chemistry
Humans
Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions*
Microbiological Techniques / methods*

Substances

Culture Media