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September 1, 1931The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Certain Monilias Parasitic on Man: Their Identification by Morphology and by Agglutination

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RBRhoda W. BenhamColumbia University

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Microbiological analysis demonstrates identification of human parasitic Monilia via morphology and agglutination, indicating reliable methods for fungal differentiation.

Key Points

  • Classify and identify parasitic Monilia species infecting humans using morphological traits and agglutination reactions.
  • Evaluated structural and morphological characteristics of parasitic Monilia strains isolated from human clinical specimens.
  • Conducted serological agglutination assays using specific antisera to distinguish between different fungal strains.
  • Morphological criteria revealed distinguishing structural patterns useful for classifying parasitic Monilia strains.
  • Agglutination reactions provided clear serological differentiation among distinct human-associated Monilia isolates.

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Rhoda W. Benham (1931) studied this question.

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