Tween 80 Opacity Test Responses of VariousCandida Species

Table 1.

Lipolytic activities of various Candidaspecies on a Tween 80 opacity medium

Species No. of isolates tested No. of isolates positive/total no. of isolates tested for the following period of time (Days) opacity first observed:
2–3 4–7 10–12
C. albicans 15 15/15
C. dubliniensis 16 0/16
C. famata 15 0/15
C. glabrata 15 0/15
C. guilliermondii 5 5/5
C. kefyr 5 0/5
C. krusei 10 0/10
C. lusitaniae 2 0/2
C. parapsilosis 15 0/5
C. rugosa 3 3/3
C. tropicalis 10 10/10

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  1. J. Clin. Microbiol. vol. 38 no. 12 4626-4628