Neurotropic black yeast Exophiala dermatitidis in children’s gut microbiota

Exophiala is a heterogeneous genus implicated in a variety of illnesses The aim was to investigate the presence of Exophiala species in the gastrointestinal tract from a pediatric population Strains from stool samples were isolated and identified by sequencing internal transcribed spacer region Results showed a prevalence of of Exophiala dermatitidis This is the first report of E dermatitidis in the gastrointestinal microbiota from a pediatric population in a Latin American country nbsp