Basic Clinical Laboratory Techniques 6E
6th Edition
ISBN:9781133893943
Author:ESTRIDGE
Publisher:ESTRIDGE
Chapter1: The Clinical Laboratory
Section1.2: The Clinical Laboratory Professional
Problem 9RQ
Related questions
Question
You obtain this culture from someone’s mouth. What would you guess that they have?
- A. filamentous
fungi , Candida albicans - B. yeast, Candida albicans
- C. filamentous fungi, Aspergillus
- D. yeast, Aspergillus
Expert Solution
Step 1
Candida albicans is an opportunistic pathogenic yeast that is commonly found in the human gut flora. It can also survive outside the human body. The culture plate in the picture shows small, oval, creamy, pasty colonies with smooth edges. These are the characteristics of Candida albicans in its yeast form. Absence of any hyphal or filamentous projections on it discards the possibility of the Candida albicans in its filamentous form.
Step by step
Solved in 2 steps
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, biology and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Recommended textbooks for you
Health Safety And Nutrition F/Young Child
Health & Nutrition
ISBN:
9781305144767
Author:
MAROTZ
Publisher:
Cengage
Case Studies In Health Information Management
Biology
ISBN:
9781337676908
Author:
SCHNERING
Publisher:
Cengage
Health Safety And Nutrition F/Young Child
Health & Nutrition
ISBN:
9781305144767
Author:
MAROTZ
Publisher:
Cengage
Case Studies In Health Information Management
Biology
ISBN:
9781337676908
Author:
SCHNERING
Publisher:
Cengage