Filamentous fungi in the transient flora of the alimentary tract
- 1 January 1968
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Medical Mycology
- Vol. 6 (4) , 324-329
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00362176885190631
Abstract
Of 301 filamentous fungi identified from paired mouth-washings and stool specimens from 368 patients, the representatives of 12 genera, among which were included 8 species of Penicillium and 4 of Aspergillus, were obtained from mouth-washes, and 14 genera which included 14 species of Penicillium and 6 of Aspergillus from stools. Penicillium comprised 50% of the filamentous fungi isolated, Geotrichum 8%, Aspergillus 7%, Geomyces 4%, Cladosporium 2.5% and Mucor 2%. It is shown that the carriage of filamentous fungi is affected by season and that the recovery of these fungi from mouth-washes and stool specimens is significantly higher in the summer. No fungus which has been reported as a cause of mycotoxicosis was isolated. 301 champignons filamenteux ont été identifiés chez 368 malades soit dans des produits de lavages de bouches (10 genres ont été reconnus dont des Penicillium, 8 espèces, et des Aspergillus, 4 espèces), soit dans des échantillons de selles (13 genres dont Penicillium, 15 espèces, Aspergillus, 5 espèces). 50 pour 100 des champignons isolés sont des Penicillium, 8 pour 100 des Geotrichum, 7 pour 100 des Aspergilluv, 4 pour 100 des Geomyces, 2,5 pour 100 des Cladosporium et 2 pour 100 des Mucor. Il est montré que le fait de porter ainsi des champignons filamenteux dans le tractus digestif est sous la dépendance de la saison, et que, de façon significative, un nombre plus important de personnes héberge ces champignons pendant l'été. Aucun champignon connu comme agent de mycotoxicose n'a été isolé.Keywords
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