A fungus is a eukaryote that digests food externally and absorbs nutrients

directly through its cell walls. Most fungi reproduce by spores and have a
body (thallus) composed of microscopic tubular cells called hyphae. Fungi
are heterotrophs and, like animals, obtain their carbon and energy from
other organisms.
the overall rate of candidaemia in England was 3.5 per 100,000 population in 2020, a slight increase
from 2019 (3.1 per 100,000) within England, candidaemia rates ranged from 2.5 per 100,000
population in Yorkshire and Humber to 4.7 in the North West highest rates of candidaemia were
seen in the elderly (≥75 years; males: 16.8 per 100,000 population and females: 6.3 per 100,000
population) the majority of yeast isolates from candidaemia episodes (90%) were identified to
species level in 2020 Laboratory surveillance of candidaemia in England: 2020. Health Protection
Report Volume 15 Number 15 4 • in 2020, the 3 most frequently identified Candida species from
blood were C. albicans (45%), C. glabrata (26%) and C. parapsilosis (13%) • antifungal resistance in C.
albicans was generally low in 2020, with resistance to fluconazole at 1% • resistance of C. glabrata to
caspofungin increased from 6% in 2019 to 9% in 2020

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Using a cotton bud to spread (lawn) yeast culture throughout the plates and allow
them to dry. Take your inoculum from the agar plate cultures provided. You will need
2 plates per antimicrobial as you should be setting up plates in duplicate.