First Report of Candida tropicalis in Edible Freshwater Fish in the Philippines
Giovanni De Jesus Milanez1, Mary Rose Ferrer Lirio1, Bernardino Manikis Hagosojos1, Frederick Ramirez Masangkay1★★ Corresponding author
- 1Department of Medical Technology, Institute of Arts and Sciences, Far Eastern University-Manila, Manila, PHILIPPINES.
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Frederick Ramirez Masangkay
Department of Medical Technology, Institute of Arts and Sciences, Far Eastern University-Manila, Manila, PHILIPPINES.
Received: 22-09-2019; Revised: 10-12-2019; Accepted: 20-12-2019.
Volume 8, Issue 3 · pp. 117–119 · PUBLISHED 30 December 2019 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2019.8.19
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In the course of establishing Free-Living-Amoeba (FLA) biodiversity from the intestines of edible freshwater fishes all over the Philippines, the presence of cyst-like structures in amoeba culture plates were observed, subjected to molecular identification and was later confirmed to beCandida tropicaliswhich is an emerging pathogenic yeast cell. This is the first report of a pathogenic yeast cell in an edible freshwater fish in the Philippines and is an important consideration as a possible source of fungal infection for humans, in particular individuals with immunocompromised status.
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Milanez, G. D. J., Lirio, M. R. F., Hagosojos, B. M., & Masangkay, F. R. (2019). First Report of Candida tropicalis in Edible Freshwater Fish in the Philippines. Asian Journal of Biological and Life sciences, 8(3), 117–119. https://doi.org/10.5530/ajbls.2019.8.19