Comparative study of four antifungal drugs in an experimental model of murine cryptococcosis.

abstract：:A 7-year-old female-spayed, domestic short-haired cat was presented to her veterinarian with a mass on the hind paw. Histopathologic examination of a tissue biopsy revealed nodular pyogranulomatous panniculitis with intralesional pigmented fungal hyphae. A dematiaceous fungal isolate was isolated with a micromorpholog...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Overy DP,Martin C,Muckle A,Lund L,Wood J,Hanna P

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Species of Aspergillus section Flavi were isolated and identified in maize samples collected from a wide geographical region in northeastern China. Aspergillus flavus was identified to be the primary species in the population (99%) becoming a potential source of aflatoxin contamination in the region. Isolated A. flavu...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Gao J,Liu Z,Yu J

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a survey of the mycoflora and mycotoxins in foods and feeds, 66 samples of mixed poultry feeds and some component raw materials were investigated. Fungal counts ranged from < 10(2) to 1.3 x 10(6) CFU/g. Fusarium spp. counts ranged from 10(2) to 1.0 x 10(6) CFU/g. The fusarium spp. strains isolated were screened for...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Castellá G,Bragulat MR,Cabañes FJ

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii is the etiological agent of African histoplasmosis, an important deep mycosis in West Africa. Not much is known about the physiological properties of this fungus. This communication reports on the extracellular proteolytic enzyme activity of this fungus. Five isolates of this fungu...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Muotoe-Okafor FA,Gugnani HC,Obidoa OO

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In earlier studies, biological control of Fusarium wilt of cucumber induced by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cucumerinum was demonstrated using nonpathogenic strains C5 and C14 of Fusarium oxysporum. Strain C14 induced resistance and competed for infection sites whether roots were wounded or intact, whereas strain C5 requ...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Mandeel QA

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryptococcosis by Cryptococcus gattii occurs mainly in immunocompetent hosts, however, during the last decades, a growing number of cases in immunocompromised individuals have been noticed around the world. This report presents epidemiological, clinical and outcome aspects of patients with cryptococcosis caused by thi...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Damasceno-Escoura AH,de Souza ML,de Oliveira Nunes F,Pardi TC,Gazotto FC,Florentino DH,Mora DJ,Silva-Vergara ML

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occurrence of microfloral components on medicated and non-medicated swine and chicken feed pellets and crumbles, produced in a Manitoba feed mill between June 1991 and October 1992, was determined. Addition of medicates to feeds generally decreased bacterial incidence and increased that of Eurotium spp. fungi. The...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Mills JT,White ND,Woods SM

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aims of this study are to investigate the in vitro activities of micafungin and caspofungin that are two new echinocandin antifungal drugs against clinically isolated dermatophytes in China and to define MEC (minimal effective concentration) as the reading endpoints of this study in accordance with (Clinical a...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Bao YQ,Wan Z,Li RY

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to ascertain whether cell-mediated immunity (CMI) is induced in animals by vaccination with Candida albicans ribosomes. Delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) was detected in vivo in ribosome-vaccinated mice and guinea pigs by the footpad swelling and skin tests, respectively. The observe...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Levy R,Segal E,Eylan E,Barr-Nea L

更新日期：1983-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the aerobic degradation of phenol by yeast strains isolated from an oil refinery wastewater from the Northeast of Brazil. The samples displayed low fungal diversity, as only yeast colonies were detected on Sabouraud dextrose agar containing chloramphenicol 0.05% (w/v). Among the isolates, three...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Rocha LL,de Aguiar Cordeiro R,Cavalcante RM,do Nascimento RF,Martins SC,Santaella ST,Melo VM

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of Candida species in the urine is frequent among hospitalized patients. We studied sample urine of 205 hospitalized patients during a 1-year period to determine the incidence of nosocomial candiduria. The yeasts were isolated in 22% (45/205) urine cultures and risk factors in these patients were analyzed...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Kobayashi CC,de Fernandes OF,Miranda KC,de Sousa ED,Silva Mdo R

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently 11 Malassezia species were isolated. Attention has focused on the relationship between Malassezia species and Malassezia-related disease. The causal fungus of Pityriasis versicolor is M. globosa. The conditions of mycelial form induction are not clear for M. globosa. ...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Morishita N,Sei Y

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diaporthe helianthi is the causal agent of sunflower stem canker, a serious pathogen of sunflower in Europe but recorded sporadically in Italy. The genetic diversity of D. helianthi isolates from different geographic origins (Argentina, France, Italy, Yugoslavia, Romania) was investigated using IGS sequences. A 400 bp...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Pecchia S,Mercatelli E,Vannacci G

更新日期：2004-04-01 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：:In an attempt to evaluate effects of bacterial endotoxin on systemic fungal infection, experimental systemic Aspergillus infection was induced in leukemic mice (AKR strain) with (Group B) or without (Group A) preceding intraperitoneal administration of Pseudomonas aeruginosa derived lipopolysaccharides. All mice in gr...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Abe F,Katoh T,Kaneko T,Hotchi M

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six water-soluble nystatin-polyvilnylpyrrolidone complexes with respective MW of 10 kDa (NC1), 25 kDa (NC2), 30 kDa (NC3), 40 kda (NC4), 90 kDa (NC5), 360 kDa (NC6) were synthesized. The activity of the complexes was compared with that of nystatin against growth and spore germination of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. radici...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Charvalos E,Tsatsakis A,Tzatzarakis M,Dolapsakis G,Stiakakis J

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of a modified colorimetric bioassay for the evaluation of the biological effects of mycotoxins is reported. Using three different monolayer cell lines (swine kidney, Madin Darby canine kidney, HeLa) the influence of nine different mycotoxins on the cellular methylthiazoltetrazolium (MTT)-cleavage activ...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Hanelt M,Gareis M,Kollarczik B

更新日期：1994-12-01 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：:Chronic dermatophytosis was observed in 2276 (10.02%) of 22,692 patients with dermatophytosis during a period of 5.5 years. Males were affected at least 3 times more frequently than females. The age group most commonly affected was between 20 and 40 years of age. Females were affected more between the ages of 30 to 40...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Sentamilselvi G,Kamalam A,Ajithadas K,Janaki C,Thambiah AS

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work was based on the analysis of digital images of histochemical profile from subcutaneous lesions in sporotrichosis (ST) and chromoblastomycosis (CM) patients. An additional aim was the detection of carbohydrate expression using lectin histochemical analysis of the different carbohydrates in the fungal cell wal...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： de Melo-Júnior MR,de Lima-Neto RG,Lacerda AM,Beltrão EI

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organ transplant recipients (OTR) are at higher risk of developing life-threatening infections. In this study, we tested 527 Candida isolates obtained from the oral and genital mucosa from OTR and healthy controls in order to monitor antifungal susceptibility patterns in this particular risk group. Testing was carried...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Geusau A,Antoniewicz L,Poitschek C,Presterl E,Willinger B

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty isolates of Verticillium fungicola var. fungicola collected from diseased fruit-bodies of Agaricus bisporus from prochloraz-treated crops, were exposed to a range of concentrations of six chemicals (benomyl, chlorothalonil, formaldehyde, iprodione, prochloraz-Mn-complex and prochloraz + carbendazim) in vitro. E...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Gea FJ,Tello JC,Honrubia M

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We applied a flow cytometry apparatus (FCM) to differentiating Exophiala dermatitidis, E. moniliae and E. jeanselmei from each other. The wavelength of the argon laser emitted from the FCM was 488 nm and the aperture of nozzle from which the stream of fluid containing single cells was blown out was 100 micron. By irra...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Taguchi H,Tanaka R,Nishimura K,Miyaji M

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida yeasts are saprophytes naturally present in the environment and forming colonies on human mucous membranes and skin. They are opportunistic fungi that cause severe and even fatal infections in immunocompromised individuals. Several essential oils, including eucalyptus, pine, cinnamon and lemon, have been shown...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Białoń M,Krzyśko-Łupicka T,Koszałkowska M,Wieczorek PP

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new fumonisin has been isolated from Fusarium moniliforme isolate MRC826 grown on corn. It was shown by NMR and mass spectrometry to be an isomer of fumonisin B2 that has free hydroxyl groups at C-3 and C-10 instead of the normal C-3 and C-5. This new fumonisin was detected in cultures of most isolates of F. monilif...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Plattner RD,Weisleder D,Shackelford DD,Peterson RP,Powell RG

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of the fatty acids linolenic acid, linoleic acid, erucic acid and oleic acid on the growth of the plant pathogenic fungi Rhizoctonia solani, Pythium ultimum, Pyrenophora avenae and Crinipellis perniciosa were examined in in vitro studies. Linolenic and linoleic acids exhibited activity against all of the fu...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Walters D,Raynor L,Mitchell A,Walker R,Walker K

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ranunculaceous derivative protoanemonin (PrA) was studied as an antifungal agent on the dermatophyte Microsporum cookei. The ultrastructural changes that PrA brought about in this fungus were observed with both the transmission and scanning electron microscopes. The main anomalies noted were abnormally shaped hyph...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Mares D

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to detect antibodies against Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in dogs seropositive and seronegative for leishmaniasis. Sera from 836 dogs (449 positive and 387 negative to leishmaniasis) were analysed by ELISA and the immunodiffusion test using gp43 and exoantigen, respectively. The analysis of ...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Silveira LH,Domingos IH,Kouchi K,Itano EN,Silva EA,Landgraf VO,Werneck SM,Camargo ZP,Ono MA

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Until the present decade, no studies had been conducted in Puerto Rico on the saprophytic distribution and variety of Cryptococcus neoformans. Samples (522) of pigeon droppings from 14 western towns were tested for the presence of C. neoformans. The yeast was recovered from 24.7% (129 isolates) of the samples, represe...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Ruiz A,Vélez D,Fromtling RA

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the case of an 18-year-old male patient admitted with complaints of fever and rapid weight loss since 3 months. Patient had multiple umbilicated papular to nodular lesions over chin and forehead region. Complete blood count revealed bicytopenia. An excisional biopsy of the skin lesions had revealed cutaneou...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Bharti P,Bala K,Gupta N

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00