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a. C. krusei.
b. C. glabrata.
c. C. albicans.
d. C. tropicalis.


C
Cornmeal agar may be successfully used for the detection of characteristic chlamydoconidia produced by C. albicans. This method is currently satisfactory for the definitive identification of C. albicans when the germ tube test is negative.

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