| RRC ID |
32665
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| Author |
Göttlich E, de Hoog GS, Yoshida S, Takeo K, Nishimura K, Miyaji M.
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| Title |
Cell-surface hydrophobicity and lipolysis as essential factors in human tinea nigra.
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| Journal |
Mycoses
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| 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.
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| Volume |
38(11-12)
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| Pages |
489-94
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| Published |
1995-1-1
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| DOI |
10.1111/j.1439-0507.1995.tb00026.x
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| PMID |
8720202
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| MeSH |
Animals
Cell Adhesion
Cell Membrane / physiology*
Humans
Lipolysis*
Skin / microbiology
Tinea / microbiology*
Yeasts / classification
Yeasts / isolation & purification
Yeasts / physiology*
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| IF |
3.575
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| Times Cited |
38
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WOS Category
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MYCOLOGY
DERMATOLOGY
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| Resource |
| Pathogenic microorganisms |
IFM 4885
IFM 4936
IFM 4939
IFM 5757
IFM 41479
IFM 41537
IFM 41542 |
