Sexual forms of yeasts in clinical samples.
The sexual or teleomorphic state of yeasts has only been described in a few clinically involved species, mainly those of the Saccharomycetaceae family. With the aim of gathering information on their incidence in human pathology, a study has been made of a total of 2,135 strains isolated from clinical samples and cultivated in McClary agar. From these, 8 strains in teleomorphic state were identified: Kluyveromyces marxianus [1], Pichia anomala [2], Pichia farinosa [1], Pichia membranaefaciens [1] and Saccharomyces cerevisiae [3]. The two strains of P. anomala were responsible for fungemia; K, marxianus and the two strains of S. cerevisiae produced vaginitis; the other strains were oral cavity colonizers.
García-Martos
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Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Universidad de Cádiz, Spain.
Mira
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Galán
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Hernández
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D016469:Fungemia / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007716:Kluyveromyces / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology; D009181:Mycoses / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D010843:Pichia / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014627:Vaginitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D015003:Yeasts / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification*