Assimilation test for identifying yeasts
AssigneeAbbott Laboratories
InventorBilly H. Cooper
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to a culture medium containing as a sole carbon source 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid or a mixture thereof, and to an assimilation test for identifying yeasts utilizing such a culture medium.
Claims12
A method for identifying a clinically significant yeast isolate which comprises inoculating culture media containing as a sole carbon source 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid or a mixture of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid and 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, with a yeast colony obtained from a human specimen;
- and then observing the ability of the yeast colony to assimilate the carbon source as an indication of a specific yeast isolate.
A culture medium having application in assimilation test procedures for clinically significant yeast comprising an effective amount of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid or a mixture of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid and 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid as a sole carbon source in the culture medium.
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