Detection of pathogenic yeasts from processed fresh edible sea urchins sold in a fish market

Japanese Journal of Medical Mycology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 169-172

  Kajikazawa, Teruo ^a   Sugita, Takashi ^a   Takashima, Masako ^b   Nishikawa, Akemi ^a  

^a MEIJI PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RIKEN BIORESOURCE CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Pathogenic yeast; Processed fresh edible sea urchin

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA SAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBARYOMYCES HANSENII; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PICHIA; RHODOTORULA; SEA FOOD; SEA URCHIN; TRICHOSPORON; YEAST;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; FISHERIES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMANS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; SEA URCHINS; YEASTS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; DEBARYOMYCES HANSENII; ECHINOIDEA; PICHIA ANOMALA; RHODOTORULA MUCILAGINOSA; TRICHOSPORON MUCOIDES;

EID: 36849093635     PISSN: 09164804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3314/jjmm.48.169     Document Type: Article

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