The opportunistic yeast pathogen Trichosporon asahii colonizes the skin of healthy individuals: analysis of 380 healthy individuals by age and gender using a nested polymerase chain reaction assay - Zhang, Enshi; Sugita, Takashi; Tsuboi, Ryoji; Yamazaki, Takashi; Makimura, Koichi (Microbiology and immunology, 2011)
Keywords: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carrier State - epidemiology; Carrier State - microbiology; Child; Child, Preschool; DNA, Fungal - genetics; DNA, Ribosomal Spacer - genetics; Female; Genotype; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Japan; Male; Middle Aged; Mycological Typing Techniques; Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods; Prevalence; Sex Factors; Skin - microbiology; Trichosporon - classification; Trichosporon - genetics; Trichosporon - isolation & purification; Young Adult; Japan