The Open Applied Informatics Journal

2011, 5 : 77-80
Published online 2011 July 15. DOI: 10.2174/1874136301005010077
Publisher ID: TOAINFOJ-5-77

Assessing the Potential of FT-IR to Identify Clinical Strains of Candida spp

Filipa Brandão , Cristina Veríssimo and João Brandão
National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Department of Infectious Diseases, Av. Padre Cruz 1649- 016 Lisboa, Portugal;

ABSTRACT

clinical isolates of Candida spp were examined by FT-IR in order to compare identification using FT-IR with biochemical identification (bioMerieux®). FT-IR revealed itself as a fast and effective method for identification of the strains tested as all were placed into the appropriate species, including one which was misidentified by the biochemical method.

Keywords:

Candida, FT-IR..