Isolation of Trichosporon asahii from environmental materials

Authors
Sugita, T Nishikawa, A Ichikawa, T Ikeda, R Shinoda, T
Citation
T. Sugita et al., Isolation of Trichosporon asahii from environmental materials, MED MYCOL, 38(1), 2000, pp. 27-30
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
MEDICAL MYCOLOGY
ISSN journal
13693786 → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
27 - 30
Database
ISI
SICI code
1369-3786(200002)38:1<27:IOTAFE>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Trichosporon asahii is the most clinically important pathogenic yeast in th e genus Trichosporon, as this species causes both deep-seated infection and summer-type hypersensitivity pneumonitis. We isolated 29 T. asahii colonie s from environmental samples using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and dichloran rose bengal chloramphenicol (DRBC) medium. Our results suggest th at T. asahii is common in nature.