Isolation and identification of yeast flora from genital tract in healthy female camels (Camelus dromedarius)

Isolation and characterization of yeasts capable of efficient utilization of hemicellulosic hydrolyzate as the carbon source

“…Some studies have also reported the isolation of M. caribbica from other sources, such as the digestive tract of Aedes aegypti (Gusmão et al, 2007) and fermented beverages (Papalexandratou and Vuyst, 2011;Hidalgo et al, 2012). M. guilliermondii has also been isolated as an endophytic yeast (Zhao et al, 2010) from bovine milk (Zaragoza et al, 2011) and the genital tract of female camels (Shokri et al, 2010). These species have been cited in literature as producers of xylitol (Rao et al, 2007).…”

Evaluation of the pathogenicity of Candida zeylanoides in BALB/c mice

“…The involvement of this yeast in fungemia, arthritis, endocarditis, and skin infections in humans was documented (13,14). In a study by Shokri et al (16), C. zeylanoides was isolated as the predominant (20.3%) yeast flora in the genital tract of Iranian female camels. In the present study, a systemic candidiasis was induced in BALB/c mice following intravenous inoculation of C. zeylanoides and observations were recorded until death.…”

“…Hazen (14) described C. zeylanoides as a new and emerging pathogen and observed that this yeast could be isolated from blood cultures repeatedly, indicating a constant shedding into the bloodstream. In previous studies, this fungus has been reported from the skin of a bottlenose dolphin in Japan and the genital tract of Iranian female camels (16,17). The purpose of this study was to investigate the pathogenicity of different doses of C. zeylanoides in BALB/c mice.…”

Presence and distribution of yeasts in the reproductive tract in healthy female horses

“…Total numbers of yeast colonies colony‐forming units were counted in each positive swab obtained from each part of the genital tract according to Shokri et al . . The germ tube test, CHROM agar, urease test, sugar fermentation and assimilation tests with the RapID Yeast Plus system were used to identify yeasts.…”

“…The most frequent yeast floras have been reported to include Candida albicans, Geotrichum candidum and Cryptococcus neoformans in female cows [1], Candida parapsilosis, Candida guilliermondii, Candida kefyr and C. albicans in female dogs [2], Candida zeylanoides, Trichosporon beigelii, G. candidum, Kluyveromyces spp., Rhodotorula rubra, Aureobasidium pullulans, Cr. neoformans and Prototheca zopfii in female camels [3], C. albicans, C. krusei, C. parapsilosis, Cr. neoformans, G. candidum, R. rubra and Trichosporon cutaneum in sheep and goats [4] and Candida glabrata, Candida famata, C. guilliermondii and T. beigelii in lions [5].…”