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Intestinal prevalence of the neurotropic black yeast Exophiala (Wangiella) dermatitidis in healthy and impaired individuals
Author(s) -
Hoog G. S.,
Matos T.,
Sudhadham M.,
Luijsterburg K. F.,
Haase G.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
mycoses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1439-0507
pISSN - 0933-7407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2004.01083.x
Subject(s) - feces , microbiology and biotechnology , isolation (microbiology) , biology , yeast , fungus , zoology , genetics , botany
Summary A screening of 2300 samples of faeces from humans with and without underlying disease revealed that the black yeast Exophiala dermatitidis is present at a frequency of 5.2‰ ( n = 12). Eight individuals positive for the fungus had diarrhoea at the moment of its isolation, out of 11 where relevant information was available. Judging from repeated isolation over several weeks in one patient, the organism is able to persist in the human intestinal tract.