RRC ID 32665
著者 Göttlich E, de Hoog GS, Yoshida S, Takeo K, Nishimura K, Miyaji M.
タイトル Cell-surface hydrophobicity and lipolysis as essential factors in human tinea nigra.
ジャーナル Mycoses
Abstract Hydrophobic adhesion of cells of the black yeast Hortaea werneckii (Horta) Nishimura & Miyaji, causative agent of human tinea nigra, was established by microbial adhesion to hexadecane (MATH) and adhesion to polystyrene, and compared with adhesion of other species of black yeasts. Additional ecophysiological tests were performed. Hortaea werneckii cells proved to have a high degree of hydrophobicity (98.5% MATH). The species is unable to degrade keratin, but shows significant lipolytic activity. It is concluded that H. werneckii is a commensal, that shows lipophilic adhesion to human skin and survives by the assimilation of excretion products.
巻・号 38(11-12)
ページ 489-94
公開日 1995-1-1
DOI 10.1111/j.1439-0507.1995.tb00026.x
PMID 8720202
MeSH Animals Cell Adhesion Cell Membrane / physiology* Humans Lipolysis* Skin / microbiology Tinea / microbiology* Yeasts / classification Yeasts / isolation & purification Yeasts / physiology*
IF 3.575
引用数 38
WOS 分野 MYCOLOGY DERMATOLOGY
リソース情報
病原微生物 IFM 4885 IFM 4936 IFM 4939 IFM 5757 IFM 41479 IFM 41537 IFM 41542