Neurotropic black yeast Exophiala dermatitidis in children’s gut microbiota
- Journal of Microbiology & Experimentation
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María Andrea Castillo,1 Primavera Alvarado,2 Alexis Fernández,3 Kendy Eduardo Urdaneta,1 Neomar Semprún-Hernández,1 Dilia Martínez-Méndez1,4
Abstract
Exophiala is a heterogeneous genus implicated in a variety of illnesses. The aim was to investigate the presence of Exophiala species in the gastrointestinal tract from a pediatric population. Strains from stool samples were isolated and identified by sequencing internal transcribed spacer region. Results showed a prevalence of 13% of Exophiala dermatitidis. This is the first report of E. dermatitidis in the gastrointestinal microbiota from a pediatric population in a Latin-American country.
Keywords
molecular diagnosis, gastrointestinal microbiota, fungal infection, neurotropism, phaeohyphomycosis
