Abstract
We describe the isolation of the anamorph of the ascomycetous yeast Kazachstania heterogenica from a fatal infection in a 2 year, 9-month-old female white-handed gibbon (Hylobates lar). The yeast was observed in histological sections (lung and intestine) and co-isolated with the bacterium Escherichia coli from different internal organs. This is the first report of the recovery of this yeast from a fatal infection in a primate host.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Animals, Zoo / microbiology*
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Colon / microbiology
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Colon / pathology
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Escherichia coli / isolation & purification
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Fatal Outcome
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Female
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Histocytochemistry
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Hylobates / microbiology*
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Intestinal Diseases / diagnosis
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Intestinal Diseases / microbiology
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Intestinal Diseases / pathology
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Intestinal Diseases / veterinary*
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Intestinal Mucosa / microbiology
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Intestinal Mucosa / pathology
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Lung Diseases, Fungal / diagnosis
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Lung Diseases, Fungal / microbiology
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Lung Diseases, Fungal / pathology
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Lung Diseases, Fungal / veterinary*
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Saccharomycetales / isolation & purification*