Pinched off tubule:
NOT germ tube +
Yeast on BAP
Not a pathogen except in vaginal cultures and blood; rarely other sources
@ Ellen Jo Baron 2007
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Colony opaque white to yellow▪
Catalase +▪
Non-hemolytic▪
Mucoid yeast may be
Cryptococcus (white)
or
Rhodotorula
▪ Often confused for --> staph make Gram stain!
show capsule in India Ink, pink halo on Gram stain, urease postive▪ If feet, it is Candida albicans
▪ If no feet, can be Candida albicans or
other yeast --> perform germ tube test
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Candida (Torulopsis)
– tiny colonies on first day
▪ Yeast CAN grow on MacConkey