Presumptive identification of Candida species other than C. albicans, C. krusei, and C. tropicalis with the chromogenic medium CHROMagar Candida

Table 1 The appearance of Candida species grown on CHROMagar Candida.

	Colony characteristics
Species	Isolates (no.)	Color	Morphology
C. dubliniensis	17	Green	--^a
C. famata	11	Pink to lavender	--
C. firmetaria	12	Pink to lavender, pale border	Some flat, rough; others waxy^b
C. glabrata	38	Dark violet^c	Small to medium, smooth, convex, creamy
C. guilliermondii	10	Pink to lavender	--
C. inconspicua	6	Pink to lavender, pale borders	Flat, rough^d
C. kefyr	9	Pink to lavender, often with darkened centers	Large, rough
C. lipolytica	10	Ivory to pink	Large, flat, rough, wrinkled^b
C. lusitaniae	15	Pink to lavender	Some waxy
C. norvegensis	3	Ivory to pink	Large, rough^b
C. parapsilosis	34	Ivory to pink to lavender	Small to medium, smooth to wrinkled
C. rugosa	15	Light blue-green, pale border^e	Medium to large, flat
C. albicans	5	Green	--
C. krusei	5	Pink, pale borders	Medium to large, flat, rough
C. tropicalis	5	Steel blue, purple diffusion	--

^amorphology if not noted – medium size, smooth, convex, creamy
^bsome isolates produce colonies indistinguishable from C. krusei
^cdark pink colonies at 24 hours, darkening with time; colonies commonly had thin pale borders and produced pigment which diffused into medium
^dall isolates indistinguishable from C. krusei
^eTypically produced light blue-green strains with morphology similar to C. krusei, but some (4) produced small to medium smooth, convex, creamy pink colonies.

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