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The serological grouping of Candida albicans strains isolated in the Kraków province in the years 1963–1965 by means of agar gel diffusion test

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One hundred forty sevenCandida albicans strains isolated from different clinical specimens were serologically differentiated. Agar gel diffusion test inBjörklund modification was applied inCandida albicans grouping. Autolysates prepared from the strains under study and from the group A and B standard strains ofHasenclever were used as antigens against anti-Candida albicans group A rabbit immune sera. Among 147 examined strains isolated from 107 patients, 137 strains were classified as belonging to group A and only 10 (9.3 %) strains as belonging to group B.

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  1. Department of Medical Microbiology, Academy of Medicine, Kraków, Poland

    Z. Laskownicka, A. Porebska & K. Zemburowa

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Laskownicka, Z., Porebska, A. & Zemburowa, K. The serological grouping of Candida albicans strains isolated in the Kraków province in the years 1963–1965 by means of agar gel diffusion test. Mycopathologia et Mycologia Applicata 33, 10–16 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02049785

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