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Yeast Identification
GT (in horse serum at 370 C for 2 to 3 hours)
Urea
Negative Positive
Chlamydospore Pseudohyphae
Positive Negative
Positive Negative
Blastospores C. krusei,
Trichosporon spp. C. lipolytica
True hyphae and others
Color
Positive Negative
Pink White
Blastospores, Candida spp.
Rhodotorula spp. Cryptococcus spp.
Annellides
Blastoschizomyces spp. Nitrate +, Inositol -
BA (RT & 37°C), EBM
Arthroconidia
Growth @ 37°C
Positive Negative
No Yes
True hyphae Yeast, not Candida spp.,
Geotrichum spp. not Cryptococcus spp. White on EBM Brown on EBM
Cryptococcus spp. Presumptive
Yeast identification to species level may be achieved by using C. neoformans
conventional sugar assimilation and fermentation test, rapid yeast Nitrate -, Inositol +
identification kits such as API 20C or 32 AUX, RapID Yeast ID
pl us Vitek, Microscan or other available tests