Research Article

Yeasts Occurring in Surface and Mouth Cavity of Two Chelonian Species, Podocnemis expansa Schweigger and P. unifilis Troschel (Reptilia: Chelonia: Pelomedusidae), in the Javaés River Border of Araguaia National Park in Brazil

Table 1

Occurrence and frequencies of yeast species in surfaces (plastron) and mouth of Podocnemis expansa and P. unifilis.

Yeast speciesP. expansaP. unifilisTotal
Plastron ( )1Mouth ( )Plastron ( )Mouth ( )( )

Candida boidinii12 (2)31 (0,8)
C. galli10 (20)1 (5,5)3 (12,5)14 (11,5)
C. guilliermondii1 (2)1 (0,8)
C. maris1 (2)1 (4)2 (1,6)
C. melibiosica1 (2)2 (11)3 (2,4)
C. palmioleophila1 (5,5)1 (0,8)
C. parapsilosis2 (6,6)2 (1,6)
C. sake4 (8)1 (5,5)3 (12,5)5 (16,6)13 (10,6)
C. silvicultrix2 (11)2 (1,6)
C. tenuis1 (2)1 (0,8)
C. tepae1 (5,5)1 (0,8)
Cryptococcus albidus1 (3,3)1 (0,8)
C. laurentii4 (13)4 (3,2)
C. podzolicus1 (4)2 (6,6)3 (2,4)
Debaryomyces hansenii1 (2)6 (33)5 (20,8)5 (16,6)17 (13,9)
D. vanrijae1 (2)1 (4)2 (1,6)
D. occidentalis var.occidentalis 1 (5,5)1 (0,8)
Filobasidium floriforme1 (3,3)1 (0,8)
Kluyveromyces wickerhamii1 (4)1 (0,8)
Pichia anomala3 (6)3 (2,4)
P. guilliermondii5 (10)41 (3,3)10 (8)
P. inositovora1 (4)1 (0,8)
P. membranifaciens1 (3,3)1 (0,8)
P. pastoris1 (2)1 (0,8)
P. sydowiorum1 (4)1 (0,8)
P. tannicola3 (6)3 (16,6)3 (10)9 (7,3)
P. wickerhamii1 (3,3)1 (0,8)
Prototheca moriformis1 (2)1 (0,8)
P. ulmea22 (1,6)
Pseudozyma aphidis1 (2)1 (0,8)
Pseudozyma prolifica1 (2)1 (0,8)
Rhodotorula acuta1 (4)1 (0,8)
R. mucilaginosa10 (20)1 (4)3 (10)14 (11,5)
R. ulmea2 (4)1 (3,3)3 (2,4)
Trichosporon asahii1 (4)1 (0,8)

TOTAL50182429121

of samples. of samples positive for the presence of the yeast species. is expressed in percentage as the proportion of one yeast species in relation to the total number of individuals in the sample: , where : number of individuals of species and : total number of individuals.