Candida Agar is used for isolating and differentiating Candida albicans. Aniline blue is a fluorescent indicator, metabolized by C. albicans to produce a fluorescent moiety that can be easily detected under UV light. Some strains of C. parapsilosis, C. krusei and C. pulcherrima may give slight fluorescence and that may be distinguished from C. albicans by germ tube formation.
Application: Recommended For Isolation & Differentiation of Candida Albicans
- Appearance: Light yellow to pink homogeneous free flowing powder
- Gelling: Firm, comparable with 2.0% Agar gel
- Color and Clarity of prepared medium: Bluish green colored, clear to slightly opalescent gel forms in Petri plates
- Color and Clarity of prepared medium Bluish green colored, clear to slightly opalescent gel forms in Petri plates
- M1602: Cultural characteristics observed after an incubation at 25-30°C for 24- 48 hours