Reference strain for Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute(CLSI)-developed Antifungal Susceptibility Testing.
Biosafety Level
1
Product Format
freeze-dried
Storage Conditions
Frozen: -80°C or colder Freeze-Dried: 2°C to 8°C
Type Strain
no
Preceptrol®
yes
Comments
Effect of amphotericin B on vitality
Fluconazole-sensitive
Multilocus genotyping
For additional infromation, see CLSI M27-A2 (Reference Method for Broth Dilution Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Yeasts; Approved Standards-Second Edition).
Morphology
After 2 days on YM agar at 30°C, colonies white, smooth, butyrous. Cells globose to ovoidal, single or in pairs, pseudohyphae not observed.
Medium
ATCC® Medium 200: YM agar or YM broth
ATCC
® Medium 1245: YEPD
ATCC
® Medium 28: Emmons' modification of Sabouraud's agar
