title: Isolation of Candida species from domestic sewage in Jordan.
abstract: Saccharomyces cerevisiae and various species of Candida were isolated and identified from the Al-Baqa'a sewage treatment station. Potentially pathogenic yeasts were detected in sewage samples and Candida krusei was found in the treated effluent. There was a 90-100% reduction in the number of yeast found in treated sewage effluent compared with raw sewage. Seasonal variations of total yeast counts are also reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Technology, Al-Zaytoonah University, Amman, Jordan.
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Abu-Elteen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abderrahman
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sallal
mesh_terms: D002175:Candida / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D007597:Jordan / Q000453:epidemiology; D012722:Sewage / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D012722:Sewage