Volume 13, Number 5—May 2007
Dispatch
Environmental Source of Candida dubliniensis
Miles A. Nunn*
, Stefanie M. Schäfer*, Michael A. Petrou†, and Jillian R.M. Brown*
, Stefanie M. Schäfer*, Michael A. Petrou†, and Jillian R.M. Brown*
Table 1
Male and female ticks positive for fungi in culture*
| Site | No positive/no. examined | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Both sexes | |
| Happy Hole West (HHW)–1 | 0/26 | 0/25 | 0/51 |
| HHW-2 | 0/17 | 0/23 | 0/40 |
| Labour in Vain (LIV)–1 | 5/30 | 8/29 | 13/59† |
| LIV-2 | 5/23 | 4/20 | 9/43‡ |
*Adult Ixodes uriae ticks were collected from within 2 guillemot-breeding colonies on Great Saltee on August 25, 2004. The ticks were stored frozen and processed by M.A.N on November 11, 2005. (HHW-1 and LIV-1) and 20. 07.06 (HHW-2 and LIV-2).
†Isolates SL370, SL371, SL375, SL387, SL397, SL407, SL410, SL411, SL413, SL414, SL417, SL422, and SL429.
‡Isolates SL495, SL497, SL500, SL501, SL509, SL510, SL522, SL529, and SL531.
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