| 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 |