| wangiella dermatitidis isolated from bats in manaus brazil. | wangiella dermatitidis was isolated for the first time from the macroscopically asymptomatic internal organs of 2 phyllostomus discolor, 1 molossus molossus, 1 sturnira lilium and 1 myotis albescens among bats captured in the region of manaus, brazil. the dermatiaceous fungi isolated exhibited polymorphism at 25 and 37 degrees c, showing toruloid hyphae, integrated and terminal phialides without collarettes and yeast-like cells. the fungi did not hydrolyze gelatin, casein or starch. some ecologi ... | 1979 | 531715 |
| malassezia spp. in acoustic meatus of bats (molossus molossus) of the amazon region, brazil. | the yeasts of the malassezia genus are opportunistic microorganisms and can cause human and animal infections. they are commonly isolated from the skin and auricular canal of mammalians, mainly dogs and cats. the present study was aimed to isolate malassezia spp. from the acoustic meatus of bats (molossus molossus) in the montenegro region, "rondônia", brazil. from a total of 30 bats studied malassezia spp. were isolated in 24 (80%) animals, the breakdown by species being as follows (one malasse ... | 2008 | 18046623 |