| taxonomical studies on an acetate-utilizing yeast isolated from taiwan soils. | | 1972 | 4679462 |
| characteristics of airborne microfungi in subtropical homes. | because of high relative humidity (60-90%) and mild temperature (15-37 degrees c) all year round, fungi grow more quickly and easily in taiwan, a subtropical country. field evaluations of airborne fungi indoors and outdoors in two major types of cities (taipei and tai-chi) in taiwan were conducted during the fungus concentration peak season. two-stage andersen culture plate impactors were used to determine the number concentrations, genus and respirable fraction of indoor and outdoor fungi. the ... | 1994 | 7801106 |
| airborne fungus allergen in association with residential characteristics in atopic and control children in a subtropical region. | airborne fungi were collected during the summer and winter seasons. a n6 andersen sampler was used inside and outside the homes of 46 asthmatic children, 20 atopic children, and 26 nonatopic control children in the taipei area. in addition, host and house characteristics were obtained by questionnaire. the indoor fungus concentrations of asthmatic and control groups were higher than those in atopic groups in summer, but there were no differences in total fungus concentrations among three groups ... | 1997 | 9039862 |
| microbiological evaluation of bottled uncarbonated mineral water in taiwan. | the microbiological quality of 136 samples of bottled uncarbonated mineral water, including 88 domestic and 48 imported samples, was investigated. the numbers of samples with heterotrophic plate count (hpc) over the maximum level legally permitted in taiwan (200 colony forming units ml-1) were 45 (51.1%) and 29 (60.4%) for domestic and imported samples, respectively. coliforms and faecal streptococci were not detectable in the samples tested. two of the domestic samples were contaminated with ae ... | 1997 | 9310848 |
| [secular trends in the etiology of nosocomial infection at a teaching hospital in taiwan, 1981-1994]. | surveillance system of nosocomial infection was established in 1980 at the national taiwan university hospital (ntuh). to identify pathogens and the secular trends in the etiology of nosocomial infection from 1981 to 1994, the prospective, hospital-wide nosocomial surveillance data were analysed. during this period, 22,146 pathogens causing nosocomial infections were isolated. gram-negative aerobic bacteria remained the major pathogens, but gram-positive cocci and fungi increased rapidly in the ... | 1995 | 9774999 |
| exposure assessment of indoor allergens, endotoxin, and airborne fungi for homes in southern taiwan. | this study was undertaken to examine the seasonal variations of domestic der p 1, der p 2, and endotoxin on mattress and airborne fungal concentrations in homes of asthmatic and nonasthmatic children in southern taiwan, where temperature and relative humidity are usually high throughout the year. a group of asthmatic children (10-12 years old) were selected randomly based on a citywide questionnaire survey. the nonasthmatic children were chosen to be in the comparison group by matching in age, g ... | 2001 | 11161663 |
| decolorization of the textile dyes by newly isolated bacterial strains. | six bacterial strains with the capability of degrading textile dyes were isolated from sludge samples and mud lakes. aeromonas hydrophila was selected and identified because it exhibited the greatest color removal from various dyes. although a. hydrophila displayed good growth in aerobic or agitation culture (agi culture), color removal was the best in anoxic or anaerobic culture (ana culture). for color removal, the most suitable ph and temperature were ph 5.5-10.0 and 20-35 degrees c under ano ... | 2003 | 12523970 |
| bullera taiwanensis sp nov and bullera formosensis sp nov, two new ballistoconidium-forming yeast species isolated from plant leaves in taiwan. | two strains of ballistoconidiogenous yeasts that contain xylose and form q-10 ubiquinone were isolated from plant leaves collected in taiwan and were found to represent two new species. the taxonomic properties of both coincide with the genus bullera so they are described as bullera taiwanensis sp. nov. and bullera formosensis sp. nov. in a phylogenetic tree based on the nucleotide sequences of 18s ribosomal dnas, these two species are distant from the clusters where the remaining members of the ... | 2002 | 12682873 |
| mycogloea nipponica--the first known teleomorph in the heterobasidiomycetous yeast genus kurtzmanomyces. | a culture was obtained from a spore print of a basidiocarp of mycogloea nipponica collected in taiwan. a yeast stage and basidia identical to those of m. nipponica developed in laboratory media. the taiwanese specimen of m. nipponica and its yeast anamorph were characterised in the present study. comparative morphological, molecular, and ultrastructural studies indicated that the yeast stage can be assigned to the genus kurtzmanomyces. the revealed connection between the sexual species mycogloea ... | 2003 | 14533714 |
| sporobolomyces magnisporus sp. nov., a new yeast species in the erythrobasidium cluster isolated from plants in taiwan. | two strains of yeasts that contain q-10 as the major ubiquinone, lack cellular xylose and produce large bilaterally symmetrical ballistoconidia were isolated from plants collected in a protected subtropical rain forest in taiwan and were found to represent a new species. the taxonomic properties of this species coincide with the genus sporobolomyces, so it is described as sporobolomyces magnisporus sp. nov. in phylogenetic trees based on the nucleotide sequences of 18s ribosomal dna and d1/d2 do ... | 2003 | 14747975 |
| susceptibilities of candida species to amphotericin b and fluconazole: the emergence of fluconazole resistance in candida tropicalis. | to determine the susceptibilities of candida species isolated from taiwan to amphotericin b and fluconazole. | 2004 | 14756222 |
| two new ballistoconidium-forming yeast species, bullera melastomae and bullera formosana, found in taiwan. | two yeast strains, the cells of which contained xylose and q-10 as the major ubiquinone, were isolated from a plant leaf collected in taiwan. these yeasts were found to represent two new species of the genus bullera in the hymenomycetes. identification was based on the sequence analysis of the 18s rdna, the internal transcribed spacer (its) regions and the d1/d2 domain of 26s rdna. the yeasts are named bullera melastomae sp. nov. and bullera formosana sp. nov. in the phylogenetic trees based on ... | 2004 | 15490557 |
| changing microbial concentrations are associated with ventilation performance in taiwan's air-conditioned office buildings. | our study conducted serial environmental measurements in 12 large office buildings with two different ventilation designs to obtain airborne microbial concentrations in typical office buildings, and to examine the effects of occupant density, ventilation type and air exchange efficiency on indoor microbial concentrations. duplicate samples of airborne fungi and bacteria, a total of 2477 measurements, were collected based on a scheme of conducting sampling three times a day for at least seven con ... | 2005 | 15660566 |
| anaerobic degradation of diethyl phthalate, di-n-butyl phthalate, and di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate from river sediment in taiwan. | we investigated anaerobic degradation rates for three phthalate esters (paes), diethyl phthalate (dep), di-n-butyl phthalate (dbp), and di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (dehp), from river sediment in taiwan. the respective anaerobic degradation rate constants for dep, dbp, and dehp were observed as 0.045, 0.074, and 0.027 1/day, with respective half-lives of 15.4, 9.4, and 25.7 days under optimal conditions of 30 degrees c and ph7.0. anaerobic degradation rates were enhanced by the addition of the su ... | 2005 | 15694480 |
| methanofollis formosanus sp. nov., isolated from a fish pond. | a mesophilic, hydrogenotrophic methanogen, strain ml15(t), was isolated from an aquaculture fish pond near wang-gong, taiwan. the cells were irregular cocci, non-motile, 1.5-2.0 microm in diameter and gram-negative. cells of strain ml15(t) lysed easily in the presence of sds (0.1 g l(-1)) and the s-layer protein had an m(r) of 138 800. the catabolic substrates utilized by this strain included formate and h(2)/co(2), but not acetate, methanol, trimethylamine or secondary alcohols. growth did not ... | 2005 | 15774671 |
| distribution and susceptibility to amphotericin b and fluconazole of candida spp. isolated from taiwan. | susceptibilities to amphotericin b and fluconazole of 628 clinical yeast strains collected from 22 hospitals in taiwan were determined. a total of 53 isolates (8.4%) were resistant to fluconazole. each hospital had different resistance rate to fluconazole ranging from 0% to 24%. none of the 186 isolates from eight of the 22 hospitals was resistant to fluconazole. in contrast, isolates from nine of the remaining 14 hospitals had greater than 10% resistance rate to fluconazole. consistently, 88.9% ... | 2005 | 15816158 |
| sporobolomyces fushanensis sp. nov., a new species of ballistoconidium-forming yeast in the microbotryum lineage isolated from a plant in taiwan. | | 2005 | 15864760 |
| reductive transformation of dieldrin under anaerobic sediment culture. | a pathway of dieldrin transformation to aldrin by epoxide reduction was found in this study. investigation of dieldrin degradation under anaerobic conditions was performed with a mixed culture containing indigenous microorganisms obtained from sediment of the er-jen river in taiwan. during the incubation, the transformation of dieldrin to aldrin was analyzed by gc-ecd and gc-ms. effects of incubation factors including dieldrin concentrations, incubation temperatures and kinds of carbon sources o ... | 2005 | 16018887 |
| engulfed pathogen-induced apoptosis in haemocytes of giant freshwater prawn, macrobrachium rosenbergii. | haemocytes of the giant freshwater prawn, macrobrachium rosenbergii, were investigated for the induction of apoptosis after phagocytosis of pathogenic yeasts, bacteria and non-pathogenic latex beads in vitro. isolated haemocytes of m. rosenbergii were cultured at a ratio of 1:50 haemocytes to pathogen with the yeast debaryomyces hansenii, the bacteria aeromonas hydrophila or enterococcus faecium, or with latex beads at 25 degrees c for 2 h, followed by washing to remove free particles. at least ... | 2005 | 16336474 |
| metschnikowia bicuspidata dominates in taiwanese cold-weather yeast infections of macrobrachium rosenbergii. | at water temperatures below 17 degrees c, yeast infections often occurred in 6 to 11 mo old giant freshwater prawn macrobrachium rosenbergii (8 to 12 cm) in taiwan from may 2001 to december 2003, with a cumulative mortality of 20 to 95%. gross signs of disease included milky hemolymph, a yellow exoskeleton, opaque muscles, and a swollen hepatopancreas (hp). histopathology included marked edema and extensive necrotic lesions associated with large numbers of yeast aggregates and inflammation withi ... | 2007 | 17629113 |
| kazachstania jiainicus sp. nov., an ascomycetous yeast species isolated from soil in taiwan. | a new ascomycetous yeast species, kazachstania jiainicus, is proposed based on two strains isolated from soil in taiwan. the species is characterized by forming one or two globose spores in each ascus, fermenting glucose and galactose and assimilating few carbon and nitrogen compounds. genus assignment and distinction of the strains from recognized species is based on ascosporulation and phylogenetic analysis of nucleotide sequences from domains d1/d2 of the large subunit (26s) rrna gene. sequen ... | 2008 | 17941832 |
| biodegradation of phenanthrene and pyrene from mangrove sediment in subtropical taiwan. | this study investigated the effects of various factors on the biodegradation of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (pahs) phenanthrene and pyrene, and characterized the structure of the microbial community in mangrove sediment from subtropical taiwan. the degradation of pah was enhanced by the addition of brij 30, tween 80, yeast extract, hydrogen peroxide, sodium chloride or cellulose. however, pah degradation was inhibited by the addition of humic acid, di-(2-ethylhexyl), phthalate (dehp) or ... | 2008 | 18205053 |
| candida dajiaensis sp. nov., candida yuanshanicus sp. nov., candida jianshihensis sp. nov., and candida sanyiensis sp. nov., four anamorphic, ascomycetous yeast species isolated from soil in taiwan. | nine anamorphic, ascomycetous yeast strains belonging to the pichia anomala clade were recovered from forest soil in 2006 in taiwan. the nine yeast strains represent four novel yeast species based on the sequences of their d1/d2 domain of the large subunit (lsu) rrna gene and their physiological characteristics. the scientific names of candida dajiaensis sp. nov., candida yuanshanicus sp. nov., candida jianshihensis sp. nov., and candida sanyiensis sp. nov. are proposed for these novel yeast spe ... | 2008 | 18435745 |
| identification of yeasts and evaluation of their distribution in taiwanese kefir and viili starters. | the objective of the present study was to investigate yeast communities in kefir grains and viili starters in taiwan through conventional microbiological cultivation and polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (pcr-dgge). the dna sequencing was used as a validity technique to ensure that all isolates within each group belonged to just one species, and to confirm the identified results of pcr-dgge. results indicated that a combination of conventional microbiological cult ... | 2008 | 18832201 |
| cryptococcus keelungensis sp. nov., an anamorphic basidiomycetous yeast isolated from the sea-surface microlayer of the north-east coast of taiwan. | strain sn-82(t) was isolated from the sea-surface microlayer at keelung on the north-east coast of taiwan. sequence analysis of the d1/d2 domain of the 26s rdna of strain sn-82(t) suggested that this strain is related to the aerius clade in the filobasidiales. phenotypic characteristics such as the absence of sexual structures and ballistoconidia, the assimilation of myo-inositol and d-glucuronate, the inability to ferment glucose, the possession of coenzyme q-10 and positive diazonium blue b an ... | 2008 | 19060091 |
| host factors do not influence the colonization or infection by fluconazole resistant candida species in hospitalized patients. | nosocomial yeast infections have significantly increased during the past two decades in industrialized countries, including taiwan. this has been associated with the emergence of resistance to fluconazole and other antifungal drugs. the medical records of 88 patients, colonized or infected with candida species, from nine of the 22 hospitals that provided clinical isolates to the taiwan surveillance of antimicrobial resistance of yeasts (tsary) program in 1999 were reviewed. a total of 35 patient ... | 2008 | 19087319 |
| vanderwaltozyma verrucispora sp. nov., a new ascomycetous yeast species. | a new yeast species, vanderwaltozyma verrucispora, is proposed in this study based on two strains isolated from partially decayed leaves in japan and one strain from soil in taiwan. the species is characterized by the fermentation of glucose and galactose, formation of one to four spheroidal to ellipsoidal ascospores with warty surfaces in each ascus, and assimilation of a few carbon and nitrogen compounds. genus assignment and distinction of the species from the other two recognized species of ... | 2009 | 19133072 |
| kazachstania wufongensis sp. nov., an ascosporogenous yeast isolated from soil in taiwan. | a new yeast species, kazachstania wufongensis, is proposed in this paper based on six strains isolated from soil in taiwan. the species may produce one to four ellipsoidal ascospores in each ascus, directly transformed from diploid cells. genus assignment and distinction of the species from other recognized species of kazachstania is based on morphological and physiological characteristics, and on phylogenetic analysis of nucleotide sequences of the d1/d2 domains of the large subunit (lsu) rrna ... | 2009 | 19234756 |
| fluconazole-resistant kodamaea ohmeri fungemia associated with cellulitis: case report and review of the literature. | kodamaea (pichia) ohmeri was formerly considered a contaminant, but is now known to be a significant human pathogen that has been shown to cause fungemia, endocarditis, funguria, and peritonitis in immunocompromised patients. we report a case of fungemia caused by k. ohmeri in a 71-year-old man with cellulitis. the patient was sent to the emergency room due to leg edema, fever, and change of consciousness. during hospitalization, a series of examinations including blood cultures were performed. ... | 2009 | 19411182 |
| lachancea dasiensis sp. nov., an ascosporogenous yeast isolated from soil and leaves in taiwan. | a novel yeast species, lachancea dasiensis sp. nov., is proposed in this paper based on two strains isolated from leaves and one strain from soil in taiwan. the strains produce one or two spherical ascospores in each ascus, preceded by conjugation of individual cells. genus assignment and distinction of the species from other recognized species of lachancea are based on morphological and physiological characteristics and on phylogenetic analysis of nucleotide sequences of the d1/d2 domains of th ... | 2009 | 19542139 |
| herbidospora yilanensis sp. nov. and herbidospora daliensis sp. nov., from sediment. | two actinomycete strains, 0351m-12(t) and 0385m-1(t), were isolated from sediment samples collected from yilan county and dali city in taiwan, respectively. the two isolates displayed characteristics which were similar to those of the genus herbidospora. they both produced branched and unfragmented substrate mycelia, and aerial hyphae were not produced on bennett's, glucose-asparagine, hickey-tresner, sucrose-nitrate, yeast extract-malt extract, or inorganic salts-starch agars. short spore-chain ... | 2010 | 19667396 |
| candida neustonensis sp. nov., a novel ascomycetous yeast isolated from the sea surface microlayer in taiwan. | a new ascomycetous yeast species, candida neustonensis is proposed in this study based on four strains (sn92(t), sn47, sj22, sj25) isolated from sea surface microlayer in taiwan. these four yeast strains were morphologically, physiologically and phylogenetically identical to each other. no sexual reproduction was observed on 5% malt extract agar, corn meal agar, v8 agar, mcclary's acetate agar and potato-dextrose agar. phylogenetic analysis of the sequences of the d1/d2 domain of the large subun ... | 2010 | 19823938 |
| effect of fermentation conditions on the enterotoxigenicity, cytotoxicity and pesticidal activity of bacillus thuringiensis strains isolated in taiwan. | a total of 75 bacillus thuringiensis strains, among them 62 of taiwan's microbiota, were screened for their enterotoxin genes, hemolysin bl activity and cytotoxicity. all the strains harbored enterotoxin genes and were cytotoxic to the cultivated chinese hamster ovary (cho) cells. the hemolysin bl and cytotoxicity titers of the b. thuringiensis culture in casitone yeast sucrose (cys) broth were lower than those in brain heart infusion (bhi) broth, and when the b. thuringiensis strains were culti ... | 2010 | 19880313 |
| the distribution of species and susceptibility of amphotericin b and fluconazole of yeast pathogens isolated from sterile sites in taiwan. | to study the demographic changes of yeasts causing invasive infections in taiwan, especially with respect to species distribution and antifungal susceptibility, we analyzed isolates obtained from four sterile sites of patients in 19 hospitals in 2002 (155 strains) and again from the same hospitals in 2006 (208 strains). blood was the most common source of the yeasts, accounting for 73.8% of the total isolates, followed by ascites (21.5%), cerebrospinal fluid (3%), and synovia (1.7%). candida alb ... | 2010 | 20141372 |
| candida gosingica sp. nov., an anamorphic ascomycetous yeast closely related to scheffersomyces spartinae. | during surveys on yeast diversity in forest soils from taiwan and thailand, ten yeast strains isolated from different samples were found to have similar molecular and physiological characteristics. sequence analysis of small subunit (ssu) rdna, the d1/d2 domain of large subunit (lsu) rdna and internal transcribed spacer (its)-5.8s rdna demonstrated that these strains were closely related to scheffersomyces spartinae. the novel strains could be differentiated from s. spartinae by a 0.9 % sequenc ... | 2011 | 20382788 |
| oropharyngeal colonization of hiv-infected outpatients in taiwan by yeast pathogens. | among 234 isolates comprising 26 different candida species colonizing the oropharynx of 181 (54.3% of 399 surveyed) hiv-infected outpatients, 27 (11.7%) were fluconazole resistant. antibacterial treatment was associated with increased rates of yeast colonization, while antiretroviral therapy and pneumococcal vaccination protected patients from yeast colonization. | 2010 | 20444970 |
| characterization of yeasts colonizing in healthy individuals. | opportunistic yeast pathogens may switch from harmless commensal to pathogenic relationships with the host under different conditions. they usually cause superficial infections, but may be the agents of more significant infections in immunocompromised patients. to investigate yeast colonization in the oral cavities of clinically healthy individuals, we collected oral swabs from 323 students and staff at the national health research institutes, taiwan. a total of 49 (15.2%) volunteers were coloni ... | 2011 | 20491531 |
| biodegradation of tetrachlorobisphenol--a in river sediment and the microbial community changes. | this study investigated the aerobic degradation of tetrachlorobisphenol-a (tcbpa) in sediment samples collected at three sites along erren river in southern taiwan. tcbpa biodegradation rate constants (k(1)) and half-lives (t(1/2)) ranged from 0.03 to 0.06 day(-1) and 11.6 to 23.1 days, respectively. the biodegradation of tcbpa was enhanced by the addition of cellulose, yeast extract, sodium chloride, brij 30, brij 35, surfactin, and rhamnolipid. of the micro-organism strains isolated from the s ... | 2010 | 20512725 |
| candida asiatica sp. nov., an anamorphic ascomycetous yeast species isolated from natural samples from thailand, taiwan, and japan. | six yeast strains of a novel anamorphic yeast species were isolated from natural samples collected in thailand (rv60(t) and lysm9), taiwan (sc5l04 and ge19s05), and japan (jcm 11058 and jcm 11059). analysis of the d1/d2 domain of the large subunit rrna gene sequences revealed that the sequences of five strains (lysm9, sc5l04, ge19s05, jcm 11058, and jcm 11059) were identical and differed from the sequence of strain rv60(t) by only one nucleotide substitution. the closest recognized species in te ... | 2010 | 20549355 |
| five novel anamorphic, ascomycetous yeast species associated with mushrooms and soil. | five novel yeast species belonging to the kodamaea clade are proposed in this paper based on nine strains isolated from mushrooms and soil in taiwan between 2007 and 2008. these nine yeast strains were found to represent five novel yeast species based on their d1/d2 domain sequences of the large subunit (lsu) rrna gene and physiological characteristics. sequence analysis of the d1/d2 domain of the lsu rrna gene revealed that the five species are phylogenetically related to kodamaea and candida s ... | 2010 | 20597987 |
| saturnispora serradocipensis sp. nov. and saturnispora gosingensis sp. nov., two ascomycetous yeasts from ephemeral habitats. | two novel ascomycetous yeast species, saturnispora serradocipensis and saturnispora gosingensis, were isolated from leaf detritus in a tropical stream of southeastern brazil and a mushroom collected in taiwan, respectively. analysis of the d1/d2 domains of the large-subunit of the rrna gene of these strains showed that these species are related to saturnispora hagleri, their closest relative. saturnispora serradocipensis and s. gosingensis differed from s. hagleri, respectively, by seven nucleot ... | 2011 | 20607403 |
| rhodotorula taiwanensis sp. nov., a novel yeast species from a plant in taiwan. | a novel anamorphic yeast strain, a1-01(t), belonging to the genus rhodotorula was isolated from a plant in taiwan and analysed morphologically, physiologically and phylogenetically. neither ballistoconidia nor sexual reproduction was observed. sequence analysis of the 26s rrna gene and the its region indicate that rhodosporidium sphaerocarpum is the most closely related species, with 14 and 24 nucleotide substitutions, respectively. the novel species differed physiologically from r. sphaerocarpu ... | 2011 | 20680683 |
| biodegradation of dibutyl phthalate and di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate and microbial community changes in mangrove sediment. | in this study, we investigated the microbial degradation of the phthalate esters (paes) dibutyl phthalate (dbp) and di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (dehp), and change in microbial communities in mangrove sediment collected from 5 sampling sites along the tanshui river in taiwan. aerobic degradation half-lives (t(1/2)) of dbp and dehp ranged from 1.6 to 2.9 d and 5.0 to 8.3d, respectively. the addition of yeast extract (5mg/l), hydrogen peroxide (1mg/l), brij 35 (91 μm), humic acid (0.5 g/l), cellulo ... | 2010 | 20875923 |
| trichosporon xylopini sp. nov., a hemicellulose-degrading yeast isolated from wood-inhabiting beetle xylopinus saperdioides. | four arthroconidium-producing yeasts were isolated from the gut of wood-inhabiting tenebrionid and passalid beetles. the ribosomal rna genes of these yeast strains were sequenced, compared and analyzed. the sequence results and other taxonomic characterizations placed two of the strains into trichosporon porosum, and the remaining strains, eh024 and eh026 which were isolated from xylopinus saperdioides (coleoptera: tenebrionidae), to a novel trichosporon species in the porosum clade. strain en6s ... | 2010 | 21037034 |
| production and characterization of ectoine by marinococcus sp. ect1 isolated from a high-salinity environment. | a halophilic bacterium isolated from a salt environment in southern taiwan was identified as a marinococcus sp. ect1. this bacterium could synthesize and accumulate intracellular ectoine as a compatible solute capable of resisting osmotic stress in a hyper-osmotic environment. this study also developed a semi-synthesized medium (yams medium), capable of facilitating the growth of this marinococcus sp. ect1 with 600 mg/l crude ectoine production. moreover, marinococcus sp. ect1 was grown on yams ... | 2010 | 21159550 |
| three novel species of the anamorphic yeast genus candida in the candida intermedia clade found in japan, thailand and taiwan. | four strains of yeasts isolated in japan, thailand and taiwan were found to represent three novel species of the genus candida. the three species are located in a clade including candida tsuchiyae, candida thailandica and candida akabanensis in a tree based on the d1/d2 domain sequences of the large subunit rrna genes but clearly differentiated from these relative species. three novel species are proposed for these strains, i. e., candida berkhoutiae sp. nov., for strains st-49(t) (=bcc 7749(t)= ... | 2011 | 21606608 |
| ethanol production efficiency of an anaerobic hemicellulolytic thermophilic bacterium, strain ntou1, isolated from a marine shallow hydrothermal vent in taiwan. | a new extremely thermophilic, anaerobic, gram-negative bacterium, strain ntou1, was enriched and isolated from acidic marine hydrothermal fluids off gueishandao island in taiwan with 0.5% starch and 0.5 % maltose as carbon sources. this strain was capable of growth utilizing various sugars found in lignocellulosic biomass as well as xylan and cellulose, and produced ethanol, lactate, acetate, and co(2) as fermentation products. the results of a 16s rrna gene sequence analysis (1,520 bp) revealed ... | 2011 | 21691041 |
| candida theae sp. nov., a new anamorphic beverage-associated member of the lodderomyces clade. | four strains representing a novel yeast species belonging to the genus candida were independently isolated in taiwan and ecuador. two strains (g17(t) and g31) were isolated in taiwan, by pellet precipitation from plastic-bottled tea drinks produced in indonesia, while two additional strains (clqca 10-049 and clqca 10-062) were recovered from ancient chicha fermentation vessels found in tombs in quito, ecuador. these four strains were morphologically, and phylogenetically identical to each other. ... | 2011 | 22088606 |
| four novel species of the anamorphic yeast genus candida found in thailand and taiwan. | four strains of yeasts isolated in thailand and taiwan were found to represent four distinct novel species of the ascomycetous anamorphic yeast genus candida. these strains are located in the clavispora-metschnikowia clade in a phylogenetic tree based on the d1/d2 domain sequences of the large subunit rrna genes. together with candida picinguabensis and candida saopaulonensis, the four novel species constitute a well-separated subclade from other species of the clavispora-metschnikowia clade. th ... | 2011 | 21914971 |
| oropharyngeal yeast colonization in hiv-infected outpatients in southern taiwan: cd4 count, efavirenz therapy and intravenous drug use matter. | clin microbiol infect abstract: to understand the status of oropharyngeal yeast colonization in human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) -infected outpatients in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (haart), we conducted a prospective, cross-sectional study from october 2009 to january 2010 at a medical centre in southern taiwan. fungal cultures of the oropharyngeal swabs were performed on 327 enrolled patients. at enrolment, 258 (79%) patients had been receiving haart, and 42 (12.8%), 73 ( ... | 2011 | 21939471 |
| molecular genetic diversity of the saccharomyces yeasts in taiwan: saccharomyces arboricola, saccharomyces cerevisiae and saccharomyces kudriavzevii. | genetic hybridization, sequence and karyotypic analyses of natural saccharomyces yeasts isolated in different regions of taiwan revealed three biological species: saccharomyces arboricola, saccharomyces cerevisiae and saccharomyces kudriavzevii. intraspecies variability of the d1/d2 and its1 rdna sequences was detected among s. cerevisiae and s. kudriavzevii isolates. according to molecular and genetic analyses, the cosmopolitan species s. cerevisiae and s. kudriavzevii contain local divergent p ... | 2013 | 22941248 |