Microbiological characteristics of medically important Trichosporon species.

abstract：:Caries and chronic periodontitis are common oral diseases where a higher Candida colonization is reported. Antifungal agents could be adjuvant drugs for the therapy of both clinical conditions. The aim of the current study has been to evaluate the in vitro activities of conventional and new antifungal drugs against or...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： De-la-Torre J,Ortiz-Samperio ME,Marcos-Arias C,Marichalar-Mendia X,Eraso E,Echebarria-Goicouria MÁ,Aguirre-Urizar JM,Quindós G

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungi of the genus Candida are important etiological agents of superficial and life-threatening infections in individuals with a compromised immune system. One of the main characteristics of Candida is its ability to form highly drug tolerance biofilms in the human host. Biofilms are a dynamic community of multiple ce...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： de Barros PP,Rossoni RD,de Souza CM,Scorzoni L,Fenley JC,Junqueira JC

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case report discusses a patient with sickle cell disease who presented with fungemia from Pichia anomala (teleomorph: Candida pelliculosa). The organism was identified as P. anomala by MALDI-TOF VITEK mass spectrometry and VITEK 2 yeast identification card. Pichia anomala should be considered in sickle cell patie...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Chan AW,Cartwright EJ,Reddy SC,Kraft CS,Wang YF

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a comparative study to isolate the dermatophytes of tinea capitis using the cytobrush and comparing it versus the standard method. A prospective, observational, comparative trial of 178 probable cases of tinea capitis was conducted in two dermatological centers. Each patient underwent mycological tests that in...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Bonifaz A,Isa-Isa R,Araiza J,Cruz C,Hernández MA,Ponce RM

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over 200 Albizia lebbeck trees at Sultan Qaboos University campus wilted and died. The symptoms were dieback of large branches due to infection by Scytalidium dimidiatum. The fungus has also infected Ficus benghalensis, F. carica, F. retusa, Thespesia populnea, Delonix regia and Peltophorum petrocarpum. This is the fi...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Elshafie AE,Ba-Omar T

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Philippine Red Vented Cockatoos were being trapped in the wild and dispersed directly to private homes, aviaries, pet stores and for export to the United States of America. Except for non-aggressive behaviour and tiring easily the subjects showed clinically nothing peculiar. Numerous cases of Aspergillosis with no cli...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Burr EW

更新日期：1981-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors perfected, for standardization purposes, a microautomated system (Dynatech MIC 2000 Inoculator) to obtain the accurate quantitative results, i.e., determination of minimum inhibitory (MIC) and fungicidal (MFC) concentrations, avoiding the work and time consuming procedure of the classic broth dilution meth...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Polonelli L,Morace G

更新日期：1984-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucormycosis is an uncommon systemic mycosis affecting the immunocompromised individuals. It is usually caused by organisms of the genera Rhizopus and Mucor, although rarely other organisms have also been implicated. Mycoses due to these angioinvasive fungi have an acute onset, rapidly progressive course with high mor...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Vinay K,Chandrasegaran A,Kanwar AJ,Saikia UN,Kaur H,Shivaprakash MR,Dogra S

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of RNA silencing machinery in fungi has led to the promising application of RNAi methodology to knock down essential vital factor or virulence factor genes in the microorganisms. Efg1p is required for development of a true hyphal growth form which is known to be essential for interactions with human h...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Moazeni M,Khoramizadeh MR,Kordbacheh P,Sepehrizadeh Z,Zeraati H,Noorbakhsh F,Teimoori-Toolabi L,Rezaie S

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The taxonomic position of the causal agent of fruit rot of olives was determined from fresh collections of the fungus from central Greece. In culture it formed two types of conidia, namely fusiform, hyaline, aseptate conidia typical of the genus Fusicoccum, and dark-walled, ovoid, ellipsoid or fusiform, 1-2 septate co...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Phillips AJ,Rumbos IC,Alves A,Correia A

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are very few medical reports on the nomadic peoples of the world. In Nigeria such reports are non-existent. The present work has looked at the distribution of ringworm infections among the Nigerian nomadic Fulani herdsmen. An examination of their infected herds of cattle revealed similarities in the species of d...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Ogbonna CI,Enweani IB,Ogueri SC

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Onychomycosis is a common fungal infection of nails which is mainly caused by dermatophyte species and less often by yeasts and non-dermatophyte molds. We present a case of onychomycosis due to Aspergillus clavatus for the first time worldwide. The patient was an immunocompetent 32-year-old woman who identified with P...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Falahati M,Ghojoghi A,Abastabar M,Ghasemi Z,Farahyar S,Roudbary M,Hedayati MT,Armaki MT,Hoseinnejad A

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a ubiquitous and opportunistic bacterium that inhibits the growth of different microorganisms, including Gram-positive bacteria and fungi such as Candida spp. and Aspergillus fumigatus. In this study, we investigated the interaction between P. aeruginosa and Cryptococcus spp. We found that P....

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Rella A,Yang MW,Gruber J,Montagna MT,Luberto C,Zhang YM,Del Poeta M

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxigenic saprophytic fungi were isolated from samples of shellfish, sediment and seawater obtained from marine shellfish farming areas. The 456 strains identified included 12 different genera, with a clear predominance (68%) of Penicillium, Aspergillus, Trichoderma and Cladosporium. To assess the risk of poisoning du...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Sallenave-Namont C,Pouchus YF,Robiou du Pont T,Lassus P,Verbist JF

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of four mycotoxins, T-2 toxin, deoxynivalenol (DON), ochratoxin A (OTA) and fumonisin B1 (FB1) on the response of bovine peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBM) in vitro to the mitogens concanavalin A (Con A), phytohaemagglutinin A (PHA) and pokeweed mitogen (PWM) were assayed after 4 days' incubation usi...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Charoenpornsook K,Fitzpatrick JL,Smith JE

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fusarium acuminatum NRRL 6227 produces an antifungal metabolite that causes incubating conidia of several Penicillium species to swell 5-10 diameters while inhibiting germination. The swollen conidia are spherical, translucent, nonviable and easily shattered with a slight physical pressure; however, they remain resist...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Burmeister HR,Vesonder RF,Hesseltine CW

更新日期：1977-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study of the cytology of blastomycosis was undertaken. Sixty-one samples from 43 naturally infected dogs diagnosed ante-mortem by means of cytology were reviewed. Skin and lymph nodes rendered the highest number of positive samples with 17 out of 18 and 14 out of 17 respectively. Transtracheal washes c...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Garma-Aviña A

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Saksenaea vasiformis is one of the numerous fungi of the Order Mucorales. Rapid progression and invasion of neighboring tissues are the most characteristic features of S. vasiformis mucormycosis. AIM:The objective of this review is the management of this type of infections. METHODS:Case report and literatu...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Gkegkes ID,Kotrogiannis I,Konstantara F,Karetsou A,Tsiplakou S,Fotiou E,Stamopoulou S,Papazacharias C,Paraskevopoulos IA

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Killer toxins were isolated from eight selected killer yeasts. Their activity on 100 Candida albicans isolates of human and animal origin was studied. A computer aided system for differentiating C. albicans strains was developed. By using this system, it was possible to differentiate 14 biotypes of C. albicans isolate...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Polonelli L,Castagnola M,Rossetti DV,Morace G

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanin is a complex polymer which is secreted outside or constitutes the structure of fungal cell wall. It is considered as an important virulence factor in opportunistic pathogenic fungi. In this study, one albino mutant (CBS 125149) was generated from a parent meristematic mutant (CBS 122845) of Fonsecaea monophora...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Zhang J,Wang L,Xi L,Huang H,Hu Y,Li X,Huang X,Lu S,Sun J

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the antifungal susceptibility profiles of 207 independent Candida albicans strains isolated from patients with vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) in Xinjiang Province of China. Using CLSI M27-A3 and M27-S4 guidelines, anidulafungin and micafungin were the most active drugs against C. albicans showing an MI...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Yan L,Wang XD,Seyedmousavi S,Yuan JN,Abulize P,Pan WH,Yu N,Yang YL,Hu HQ,Liao WQ,Deng SW

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Argentina, there is rather little information about the natural occurrence of mycotoxins in feedstuffs. The aim of this work was to determine the fungal flora and natural incidence of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), zearalenone (ZEA) and deoxynivalenol (DON) in poultry feeds from 5 factories of Río Cuarto, Córdoba. Three hund...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Dalcero A,Magnoli C,Chiacchiera S,Palacios G,Reynoso M

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a period of 8 years 300 cases of dermatophytoses involving both hairy areas and the glabrous skin were found to be caused by M. canis. There was scalp involvement in 60%, including 8 infants and 27 adults; most of the adults presented Kerion-like lesions and presented various clinical aspects such as seborrhea ...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Alteras I,Feuerman EJ,David M,Segal R

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a familial infection caused by Microsporum canis. The first two patients were a 30-year-old female and her son, a 5-year-old boy, who came in contact with a pet dog at a farm house. The boy then suffered from hair loss for 3 months. There were circular and patchy alopecia with diffuse scaling on his scalp. M...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Yin B,Xiao Y,Ran Y,Kang D,Dai Y,Lama J

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The systematic human hair degradation by Trichophyton terrestre was examined by electron and light microscopy. The cuticular and hair shaft regions were readily decomposed by the wild type or parent strain selected for phenotype studies after exposure to spaceflight parameters. ...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Hsu YC,Volz PA

更新日期：1975-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The genus Scedosporium, which comprises at least five clinically relevant species, i.e. Scedosporium apiospermum, Scedosporium boydii, Scedosporium aurantiacum, Scedosporium dehoogii and Scedosporium minutisporum, ranks the second among the filamentous fungi colonizing the airways of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF)...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Rougeron A,Giraud S,Alastruey-Izquierdo A,Cano-Lira J,Rainer J,Mouhajir A,Le Gal S,Nevez G,Meyer W,Bouchara JP

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A severe root rot disease of cotton caused by Pythium carolinianum was diagnosed in a cotton field in Beni-Musa village, 20 km southwest of El-Minia city, Egypt, during the summer of 1996. This was the first reported isolation of this fungus in Egypt. In the light of the importance of the cotton industry in Egypt, res...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Abdelzaher HM,Elnaghy MA

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colletotrichum species are known as important pathogens of plants with an impact on crop production. Some of these species are also known as a cause of rare ophthalmic infections in humans. A case of keratitis caused by Colletotrichum dematium after corneal trauma in a 56-year-old woman is presented. Infection was dia...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Buchta V,Nekolová J,Jirásková N,Bolehovská R,Wipler J,Hubka V

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudallescheria boydii is a fungal organism known to affect immunocompromised patients. This organism is known to cause, in severe cases, invasive infection of various organs such as the central nervous, cardiovascular, and respiratory systems. We report an unusual case of pulmonary P. boydii pneumonia in an immunoco...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Lahmer T,Messer M,Ehmer U,Eser S,Beitz A,Fekecs L,Schmid RM,Huber W

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanin synthesis in Cryptococcus neoformans, catalyzed by phenoloxidase activity, is one of the oldest virulence factors known. However, until now, the relationship between melanin production in C. neoformans and its virulence has been poorly understood. Among different chemical compounds only Fe3+ and Cu2+ cations e...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Vidotto V,Defina N,Pugliese A,Aoki S,Nakamura K,Takeo K

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00