Isolation and Characterization of an Atypical Metschnikowia sp. Strain from the Skin Scraping of a Dermatitis Patient.

A yeast-like organism was isolated from the skin scraping sample of a stasis dermatitis patient in the Mycology Unit Department of Medical Microbiology, University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The isolate produced no pigment and was not identifiable using chromogenic agar an...

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Main Authors: Chee Sian Kuan, Rokiah Ismail, Zhenli Kwan, Su Mei Yew, Siok Koon Yeo, Chai Ling Chan, Yue Fen Toh, Shiang Ling Na, Kok Wei Lee, Chee-Choong Hoh, Wai-Yan Yee, Kee Peng Ng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4900598?pdf=render