Genotypic identification of Candida species
Genotypic identification by PCR-RFLP was used as the gold standard method for Candida species identification in the current study.13 and 14 C. albicans standard strain (ATCC 10231) supplied by Egypt Microbial Culture Collection (EMCC), Faculty of Agriculture, Ain-Shams University, was used as a positive control in both PCR and RFLP.