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Product Format
freeze-dried
Storage Conditions
Frozen: -80°C or colder Freeze-Dried: 2°C to 8°C Live Culture: See Propagation Section
Type Strain
yes
(type strain of Cephalosporium madurae)
Preceptrol®
no
Comments
5.8S and ITS2 rDNA RFLP patterns
Morphology
On Emmons’ modification of Sabouraud’s medium at 25°C after 3 days, colonies cream to buff, mycelium in fascicles. Reverse buff to tan. Hyphae hyaline, guttulate. Conidia hyaline, cylindrical, smooth, guttulate, 4.5-6.8 X 1.5-3.0 μm. Chlamydospores present.
Medium
ATCC® Medium 28: Emmons' modification of Sabouraud's agar
ATCC® Medium 200: YM agar or YM broth
ATCC® Medium 336: Potato dextrose agar (PDA)
Padhye AA, et al. Cephalosporium madurae n. sp., cause of madura foot in India. Mycopathol. Mycol. Appl. 16: 315-322, 1962.
Borazjani RN, et al. Comparison of 5.8S and ITS2 rDNA RFLP patterns among isolates of Acremonium obclavatum, A. kiliense, and A. strictum from diverse sources. Curr. Microbiol. 36: 70-74, 1998. PubMed: 9425242
