Occurrence, antifungal susceptibility, and virulence factors of opportunistic yeasts isolated from Brazilian beaches.

CONCLUSIONS: The identification of opportunistic yeast species in seawater and sand samples from Brazilian beaches suggest a potential risk to the health of people who use these environments for recreational purposes.
PMID: 30892381 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - March 13, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Maciel NO, Johann S, Brandão LR, Kucharíková S, Morais CG, Oliveira AP, Freitas GJ, Borelli BM, Pellizzari FM, Santos DA, Dijck PV, Rosa CA Tags: Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz Source Type: research