Journal of Medical Microbiology - Original Research - 2nd Version Detection of Candida spp. resistant to azoles in the microbiota of rheas (Rhea americana): Possible implications for human and animal health Raimunda Sâmia Nogueira Brilhante 1 , Lucas Pereira de Alencar 1,2 , Rossana de Aguiar Cordeiro 1 , Débora de Souza Collares Maia Castelo-Branco 1 , Carlos Eduardo Cordeiro Teixeira 1 , Ramila de Brito Macedo 1 , Daniel Teixeira Lima 1 , Manoel de Araújo Neto Paiva 1,2 , André Jalles Monteiro 3 , Nilza Dutra Alves 4 , Moacir Franco de Oliveira 4 , José Júlio Costa Sidrim 1 , Marcos Fábio Gadelha Rocha 1,2 1 Department of Pathology and Legal Medicine, School of Medicine, Specialized Medical Mycology Center, Postgraduate Program in Medical Microbiology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza-CE, Brazil. 2 School of Veterinary, Postgraduate Program in Veterinary Science, State University of Ceará, Fortaleza-CE, Brazil. 3 Department of Statistics and Applied Mathematics, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza- CE, Brazil 4 Department of Animal Science, Federal Rural University of the Semiarid, Mossoró-RN, Brazil, Corresponding Author. R. S. N. Brilhante. Rua Barão de Canindé, 210; Montese. CEP: 60.425-540. Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. Fax: 55 85 3295-1736 E-mail: brilhante@ufc.br Journal of Medical Microbiology Papers in Press. Published March 14, 2013 as doi:10.1099/jmm.0.055566-0