Originally Posted by Danaus

Here is a source on the thiamin and candida connection:

http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/v...ext=bioscimicro
"Aerobic inoculum preparation. This vitamin mix contains biotin, pyridoxine, and thiamine (18)."
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"Oleic acid and nicotinic acid are growth factors which are required only for the anaerobic growth of C. albicans."
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Anaerobically grown C. albicans was resistant to all concentrations of amphotericin B, clotrimazole, fluconazole, miconazole, and ketoconazole (Table 1). Also, anaerobically grown cells were 4, 8, and 16 times more resistant than aerobically grown cells to cerulenin, terbinafine, and zaragozic acid B, respectively (Table 1).