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This chapter deals with the isolation of nonpathogenic strain of ballistosporous yeast Sporobolomyces salmonicolor from the liver of a house mouse Mus musculus and its epidemiological significance. Micromorphology of the yeast showed characteristics pseudohyphae. Isolated S. salmonicolor was found to assimilate glucose, galactose, sucrose, maltose, and lactose sugars. The pathogenicity of the isolated strain of S. salmonicolor was also tested on Swiss mice. Experimental animals were divided into immunocompetant and immunocompromised groups. Infected animals of both groups exhibited neither behavioral nor physical or histopathological changes with respect to the control group. The present study suggests that this nonpathogenic strain of S. salmonicolor found in the liver of M. musculus was either present as a commensal or the animal served as the reservoir or passenger of this red yeast and may have epidemiological significance.
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Authors are thankful to the Principal, Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, for providing facilities to conduct the experiments. One of the authors, Ms Jyoti Rani, is thankful to the University Grants Commission, New Delhi, for providing RG-SRF.
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Rani, J., Singh, K. (2014). Isolation of Nonpathogenic Strain of Ballistosporous Yeast Sporobolomyces salmonicolor from House Mouse Mus musculus (Rodentia: Muridae). In: Kharwar, R., Upadhyay, R., Dubey, N., Raghuwanshi, R. (eds) Microbial Diversity and Biotechnology in Food Security. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1801-2_46
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