Direct identification and recognition of yeast species from clinical material by using Albicans ID and CHROMagar Candida plates

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 454-456

  Baumgartner, Cécile ^a   Freydiere, Anne Marie ^a   Gille, Yves ^a  

^a Hopital de l'Antiquaille   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGUS GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; FUNGI; ISSATCHENKIA ORIENTALIS;

EID: 0030046518     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.2.454-456.1996     Document Type: Article

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