Geoffrey Land

US Patent:

41441338, Mar 13, 1979

Filed:

Aug 25, 1977

Appl. No.:

5/827573

Inventors:

Gordon L. Dorn - Dallas TX
Geoffrey A. Land - Denton TX

Assignee:

J. K. and Susie L. Wadley Research Institute and Blood Bank - Dallas TX

International Classification:

C12K 106

US Classification:

195100

Abstract:

Fungal growth media comprising a mixture of oxgall, purified saponin, a substrate for phenol oxidase and a supporting agent, such as agar, are provided which facilitate rapid identification of a variety of pathogenic fungi obtained from a sample of body fluid, for example. Specifically, the growth media of the present invention provides for the rapid differential identification of Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans.