Communication · Volume 8, Issue 3 · pp. 117–119

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

¹Department of Medical Technology, Institute of Arts and Sciences, Far Eastern University-Manila, Manila, PHILIPPINES.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Candida; Fish; Freshwater; Lakes; Philippines; Yeast

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