Aliquot and store at -20 deg C. Avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles
Biohazard Information
This product contains sodium azide as preservative. Although the amount of sodium azide is very small appropriate care must be taken when handling this product.
General Information
Biological Significance
Candida albicans is a diploid fungus (a form of yeast) and a causal agent of opportunistic oral and genital infections in humans. Systemic fungal infections (fungemias) have emerged as important causes of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients (e.g., AIDS, cancer chemotherapy, organ or bone marrow transplantation). C. albicans biofilms readily form on the surface of implantable medical devices. In addition, hospital-acquired infections in patients not previously considered at risk (e.g., patients in an intensive care unit) have become a cause of major health concern.