Feline histoplasmosis in Brazil: clinical and laboratory aspects and a comparative approach of published reports.

abstract：:Bursitis is a common medical condition that can occur either with or without infection. We present a case of fungal olecranon bursitis in an immunocompetent individual caused by the new species Knoxdaviesia dimorphospora. It is a dematiaceous filamentous fungus characterized by the production of two different conidia:...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Guevara-Suarez M,Llaurado M,Pujol I,Mayayo E,Martin-Vicente A,Gené J

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The identity and activity of an entomopathogenic fungus belonging to the Entomophthora muscae species complex and infecting Musca domestica in poultry houses from La Plata, Argentina, is reported. Entomophthora caused natural infections between September 2001 and September 2003. Primary conidia of this fungus were on ...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Lastra CC,Siri A,García JJ,Eilenberg J,Humber RA

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

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：:Tha auteurs have obtained a strain of Byssochlamys nivea from heat processed strawberries. The mold grown on synthetic media shows antibiotic properties. The metabolite responsible is patulin which has been purified and characterized. Several strains of B. nivea produced this mycotoxin. Patulin seems to be stable in s...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Percebois G,Basile AM,Schwertz A

更新日期：1975-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungus strains designated as Fusarium sambucinum, F. torulosum, or Fusarium sp. nov. were crossed with MAT1-1 and MAT1-2 tester strains of Gibberella pulicaris. Of the 40 field strains that were crossed with the tester strains, 13 strains produced fertile crosses and 27 strains did not produce fertile crosses. One str...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Desjardins AE,Nelson PE

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of intraperitoneal paracoccidioidomycosis was studied in groups of female and male rats: a) Under normal conditions (intacts), b) After castration and c) After castration but submitted to a treatment with, respectively, testosterone and estradiol. The criterion of susceptibility to infection was based ...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Kerr IB,Schaeffer GV,Miranda DS

更新日期：1984-12-30 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：:Green cocoa pod husk agar (GCPA), ripe cocoa pod husk agar (RCPA), green cocoa bean agar (GCBA), ripe cocoa bean agar (RCBA), green cocoa mucilage agar (GCMA) and ripe cocoa mucilage agar (RCMA) were prepared and assessd for their clarity and for potential to support mycelial growth and sporulation of P. palmivora. Oa...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Awuah RT,Frimpong M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of molecular tools has led to the description of new cryptic species among different Aspergillus species complexes. Their frequency in the clinical setting has been reported to be between 10 and 15%. The susceptibility to azoles and amphotericin B of many of these species is low, and some of them, such as Aspe...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Alastruey-Izquierdo A,Alcazar-Fuoli L,Cuenca-Estrella M

更新日期：2014-12-01 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 aflatoxins B1, G1 and their metabolites exist in the systemic blood as protein conjugate. This conjugation is specific to plasma albumin and proceeds enzymatically by liver and kidney cells. The aflatoxin-albumin conjugate is permanent and the conjugation is an irreversible one. This may interpret the acute liver ...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Nassar AY,Megalla SE,El-Fattah HM,Hafez AH,El-Deap TS

更新日期：1982-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：:A 4-year-old captive ringed seal (Pusa hispida) was treated with subcutaneous antibacterial injections for pus exuding wounds in the skin and associated blubber following a bite attack. Three months after the incident, the animal presented nystagmus and died the following day. At necropsy, there was a 25 × 18 × 25 mm ...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Nakagun S,Okazaki M,Toyotome T,Sugiyama N,Watanabe K,Horiuchi N,Kobayashi Y

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections caused by Candida yeasts are common in elderly individuals. Seventy-five isolates of Candida spp. were obtained from saliva samples of 136 institutionalized elderly individuals resident in six retirement homes of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Forty-seven isolates (62.66%) were identified as Candida albicans, 15 (...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： de Resende MA,de Sousa LV,de Oliveira RC,Koga-Ito CY,Lyon JP

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of invasive fungal infections (IFI) has increased in recent years, especially among immunocompromised hosts (ICH). In 2003, the Fungitell(®) assay received FDA clearance for the presumptive diagnosis of IFI using serum and detects (1-3)-β-D-glucan, which is a major cell wall component of certain fungi (e...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Theel ES,Jespersen DJ,Iqbal S,Bestrom JE,Rollins LO,Misner LJ,Markley BJ,Mandrekar J,Baddour LM,Limper AH,Wengenack NL,Binnicker MJ

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basidiospores were isolated from the fruiting bodies of Ganoderma infecting oil palms from an estate in Johor and from ornamental palms (including oil palms) from Singapore. The spores were then germinated to obtain homokaryotic mycelia. Based on clamp connection formation in paired hyphal fusions, tester strains were...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Lim HP,Fong YK

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis with Hae III, Hind III and Msp I was performed in 45 Exophiala jeanselmei strains (30 Phialophora jeanselmei and 154 Phialophora gougerotii strains) and 31 Exophiala dermatitidis strains. The results were as follows, 1) P. jeanselmei and P. gougerotii are identical, 2) E. jeanselmei ...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Kawasaki M,Ishizaki H,Nishimura K,Miyaji M

更新日期：1990-05-01 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

abstract：:The indoor clade of Penicillium chrysogenum, the so-called Fleming clade, is the most common species of Penicillium on moldy building materials. In a previous study, we identified a 52 kDa human antigen characteristic of the indoor clade of P. chrysogenum not present in a taxonomically diverse selection of fungi. Furt...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Luo W,Wilson AM,Miller JD

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The enzymatic profiles of several yeastlike organisms were studied using 19 substrates included in the API ZYM system. The isolates evaluated were: 186 Candida albicans, 19 C. stellatoidea, 4 C. tropicalis, 2 C. parapsilosis, 2 C. pseudotropicalis, 1 C. guilliermondii, 3 C. krusei, 11 Torulopsis (Candida) glabrata, 1 ...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Casal M,Linares MJ

更新日期：1983-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Kernel samples of common and dwarf Brazilian cashew nuts were highly contaminated with field and storage fungi in comparison to healthy ones. In general, dwarf cashews were more contaminated than common. A total of 37 fungal species were identified. Aspergillus niger was the dominant species with more colonies being i...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Freire FC,Kozakiewicz Z,Paterson RR

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We retrospectively analyzed the medical records and clinical characteristics of 15 patients diagnosed with Penicilliosis marneffei (PSM) between January 1, 1993, and December 31, 2012, at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University. The most common symptoms of PSM were fever (14/15, 93 %), cough (13/15, 87...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Zhou F,Bi X,Zou X,Xu Z,Zhang T

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phospholipases have only been detected in a few fungi and yeasts, in particular in Candida albicans. Secreted phospholipases are considered by some researchers to be a potential factor of virulence and pathogenicity in C. albicans. Twenty-three Cryptococcus neoformans strains were tested in order to observe phospholip...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Vidotto V,Sinicco A,Di Fraia D,Cardaropoli S,Aoki S,Ito-Kuwa S

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occurrence of Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans and other yeast-like fungi of clinical interest in decaying wood inside tree trunk hollows, bark and other plant materials is reported. The var. neoformans was isolated from 3 of 45 (6.6%) wood and one of 390 Eucalyptus bark samples. Two of the positive wood sa...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Randhawa HS,Mussa AY,Khan ZU

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromoblastomycosis and phaeohyphomycosis represent two poles of a disease spectrum caused by melanized fungi. Veronaea botryosa belongs to a small genus of saprobic fungi that occasionally cause human infections. To date, 11 cases of V. botryosa-induced cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis have been actually reported since 19...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Zhu CY,Yang YP,Sheng P,Li W,Huang WM,Fan YM

更新日期：2015-08-01 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：:Histoplasmosis and cryptococcosis are the most prevalent systemic mycoses in HIV-infected patients. The authors report a 20-year-old Brazilian HIV-positive woman with concomitant disseminated histoplasmosis and cryptococcosis. In addition, we review the reported cases described in the medical literature. ...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Aronis ML,dos Santos RP,Goldani LZ

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of sporothricosis originating from the same geographical area (Province of Barcelona) are described, including the circumstances of infection and the isolation of a wild strain of Sporothrix schenckii at the same locality. This finding could classify this particular area as a zone of interest in the epidemio...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Ventin M,Ramírez C,Ribera M,Ferrandiz C,Savall R,Peyri J

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A model of pulmonary cryptococcosis in immunocompetent rats was developed to better understand the virulence of Cryptococcus gattii. Six isolates were studied, representing four molecular genotypes (VGI-MATα, VGIIa-MATα, VGIIa-MAT a, VGIIb-MATα), obtained from Australia, Vancouver (Canada) and Colombia. These originat...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Krockenberger MB,Malik R,Ngamskulrungroj P,Trilles L,Escandon P,Dowd S,Allen C,Himmelreich U,Canfield PJ,Sorrell TC,Meyer W

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cryptococcal meningitis is one of the most important opportunistic infection and a major contributor to early mortality. In sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Senegal, prevalence of cryptococcal meningitis remains high. This study aimed to describe the epidemiology, laboratory profile, therapeutic and outco...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Sow D,Tine RC,Sylla K,Djiba M,Ndour CT,Dieng T,Ndiaye JL,Faye B,Ndiaye D,Gaye O,Dieng Y

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycoproteins were isolated by ethanol precipitation, Con A-sepharose 4B and DEAE-sephadex A-50 chromatography from culture filtrates of Sporothrix schenckii ATCC 10268 at incubation periods of 2, 7, and 14 days, and their chemical and immunological properties investigated. Sugar composition of the isolated glycoprote...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Takata M,Ishizaki H

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00