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Candida albicans (Robin) Berkhout

MYA-4787

An ampoule containing viable cells (yeast cells, spores, or agar cubes with mycelia) suspended in cryoprotectant.  
Product category
Fungi
Product type
Yeast
Classification
Fungi, Ascomycota, Saccharomycotina, Saccharomycetes, Saccharomycetidae, Saccharomycetales, Candida
Strain designation
A184
Type strain
No
Genome sequenced strain
Yes
Isolation source
HIV patient with mucosal candidiasis
Geographical isolation
United States; Missouri; St. Louis
Applications
Infectious disease research
Sexually transmitted disease research
Product format
Frozen
Storage conditions
-80°C or colder
Mission Collection Item
This is a Mission Collection Item.

Documentation

ATCC determines the biosafety level of a material based on our risk assessment as guided by the current edition of Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is your responsibility to understand the hazards associated with the material per your organization’s policies and procedures as well as any other applicable regulations as enforced by your local or national agencies.

ATCC highly recommends that appropriate personal protective equipment is always used when handling vials. For cultures that require storage in liquid nitrogen, it is important to note that some vials may leak when submersed in liquid nitrogen and will slowly fill with liquid nitrogen. Upon thawing, the conversion of the liquid nitrogen back to its gas phase may result in the vial exploding or blowing off its cap with dangerous force creating flying debris. Unless necessary, ATCC recommends that these cultures be stored in the vapor phase of liquid nitrogen rather than submersed in liquid nitrogen.

Detailed product information

General

Specific applications
Opportunistic pathogen research
Sexually Transmitted Disease Research
Preceptrol
No

Characteristics

Morphology
After 5 days at 25°C on YM medium, colonies white to creamy white, dull, raised, smooth colonies with margins beginning  as  entire (3 days)  and becoming  filamentous over time (11 days), and wrinkled colonies with filamentous margins. On YEPD medium, similar, but contain only smooth colonies margins beginning as entire (3 days)  and becoming  filamentous over time (11 days). Cells globose to subglobose, smooth, 4.5-7.5 µm x 3-6 µm. Pseudohyphae observed on both YM and YEPD media.
Comments
Clinical isolate
Genome sequencing strain (Broad Institute, USA)

Handling information

Medium
Temperature
30-37°C
Atmosphere
Aerobic
Handling procedure
Frozen ampoules packed in dry ice should either be thawed immediately or stored in liquid nitrogen. If liquid nitrogen storage facilities are not available, frozen ampoules may be stored at or below -70°C for approximately one week. Do not under any circumstance store frozen ampoules at refrigerator freezer temperatures (generally -20°C). Storage of frozen material at this temperature will result in the death of the culture.

  1. To thaw a frozen ampoule, place in a 25–°C to 30°C water bath, until just thawed (approximately 5 minutes).  Immerse the ampoule just sufficient to cover the frozen material.  Do not agitate the ampoule.
  2. Immediately after thawing, wipe down ampoule with 70% ethanol and aseptically transfer at least 50 µL (or 2 to 3 agar cubes) of the content onto a plate or broth with medium recommended.
  3. Incubate the inoculum/strain at the temperature and conditions recommended.
  4. Inspect for growth of the inoculum/strain regularly. The sign of viability is noticeable typically after 1-2 days of incubation. However, the time necessary for significant growth will vary from strain to strain. 

 

Handling notes
Clinical isolate.
Used for Broad Institute sequencing project.
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Quality control specifications

Sequenced data
18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer 1, 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, and internal transcribed spacer 2, complete sequence; and 28S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.

TCGTAACAAGGTTTCCGTAGGTGAACCTGCGGAAGGATCATTACTGATTTGCTTAATTGCACCACATGTGTTTTTCTTTGAAACAAACTTGCTTTGGCGGTGGGCCCAGCCTGCCGCCAGAGGTCTAAACTTACAACCAATTTTTTATCAACTTGTCACACCAGATTATTACTAATAGTCAAAACTTTCAACAACGGATCTCTTGGTTCTCGCATCGATGAAGAACGCAGCGAAATGCGATACGTAATATGAATTGCAGATATTCGTGAATCATCGAATCTTTGAACGCACATTGCGCCCTCTGGTATTCCGGAGGGCATGCCTGTTTGAGCGTCGTTTCTCCCTCAAACCGCTGGGTTTGGTGTTGAGCAATACGACTTGGGTTTGCTTGAAAGACGGTAGTGGTAAGGCGGGATCGCTTTGACAATGGCTTAGGTCTAACCAAAAACATTGCTTGCGGCGGTAACGTCCACCACGTATATCTTCAAACTTTGACCTCAAATCAGGTAGGACTACCCGCTGAACTTAAGCATATCAAT


D1D2 region of the 28S ribosomal RNA gene:

TTAAGCATATCAATAAGCGGAGGAAAAGAAACCAACAGGGATTGCCTCAGTAGCGGCGAGTGAAGCGGCAAAAGCTCAAATTTGAAATCTGGCGTCTTTGGCGTCCGAGTTGTAATTTGAAGAAGGTATCTTTGGGCCCGGCTCTTGTCTATGTTCCTTGGAACAGGACGTCACAGAGGGTGAGAATCCCGTGCGATGAGATGACCCGGGTCTGTGTAAAGTTCCTTCGACGAGTCGAGTTGTTTGGGAATGCAGCTCTAAGTGGGTGGTAAATTCCATCTAAAGCTAAATATTGGCGAGAGACCGATAGCGAACAAGTACAGTGATGGAAAGATGAAAAGAACTTTGAAAAGAGAGTGAAAAAGTACGTGAAATTGTTGAAAGGGAAGGGCTTGAGATCAGACTTGGTATTTTGCATGCTGCTCTCTCGGGGGCGGCCGCTGCGGTTTACCGGGCCAGCATCGGTTTGGAGCGGCAGGATAATGGCGGAGGAATGTGGCACGGCTTCTGCTGTGTGTTATAGCCTCTGACGATACTGCCAGCCTAGACCGAGGACTGCGGTTTTTACCTAGG

History

Synonyms
Monilia pinoyi (Castellani) Castellani et Chalmers; Endomyces albicans (Robin) Vuillemin; Candida claussenii Lodder et Kreger-van Rij, anamorph; Candida stellatoidea (Jones et Martin) Langeron et Guerra, anamorph
Depositors
M Noverr
Chain of custody
ATCC <-- M Noverr <-- C Fichtenbaum
Type of isolate
Human
Cross references
GenBank JN874500 D1/D2 region of 28S rRNA gene
GenBank JN882321 ITS including 5.8S rRNA gene

Legal disclaimers

Intended use
This product is intended for laboratory research use only. It is not intended for any animal or human therapeutic use, any human or animal consumption, or any diagnostic use.
Warranty

The product is provided 'AS IS' and the viability of ATCC® products is warranted for 30 days from the date of shipment, provided that the customer has stored and handled the product according to the information included on the product information sheet, website, and Certificate of Analysis. For living cultures, ATCC lists the media formulation and reagents that have been found to be effective for the product. While other unspecified media and reagents may also produce satisfactory results, a change in the ATCC and/or depositor-recommended protocols may affect the recovery, growth, and/or function of the product. If an alternative medium formulation or reagent is used, the ATCC warranty for viability is no longer valid.  Except as expressly set forth herein, no other warranties of any kind are provided, express or implied, including, but not limited to, any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, manufacture according to cGMP standards, typicality, safety, accuracy, and/or noninfringement.

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Permits & Restrictions

Import Permit for the State of Hawaii

If shipping to the U.S. state of Hawaii, you must provide either an import permit or documentation stating that an import permit is not required. We cannot ship this item until we receive this documentation. Contact the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA), Plant Industry Division, Plant Quarantine Branch to determine if an import permit is required.

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Frequently Asked Questions

References

Curated Citations

Taylor BN, et al. In vivo virulence of Candida albicans isolates causing mucosal infections in people infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. J. Infect. Dis. 182: 955-999, 2000.

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