Quantification of thigmotropism (contact sensing) of Candida albicans and Candida tropicalis.

abstract：:Histoplasma capsulatum has not typically been associated with sinusitis in either immunocompetent or immunocompromised hosts. We report a case of sinusitis caused by H. capsulatum in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and discuss the reported cases of this rare clinical manifestation of histoplasmosis in the ...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Alves MD,Pinheiro L,Manica D,Fogliatto LM,Fraga C,Goldani LZ

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：:Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) types based on restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) patterns with HaeIII were investigated in clinical isolates of Sporothrix schenckii in North and South America. In addition to 14 mtDNA types (Types 1-14) so far reported, six new mtDNA types, Types 15-20 were found in this study....

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Ishizaki H,Kawasaki M,Aoki M,Matsumoto T,Padhye AA,Mendoza M,Negroni R

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mycotic keratitis case which was caused by Curvularia lunata var. aeria in a patient with an injury in the eye is described. The diagnosis was based on the mycologic analysis of several samples taken from the ulcer of cornea. In vitro tests of the sensitivity of the isolated species to several antifungal drugs were ...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Luque AG,Nanni R,de Bracalenti BJ

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of increased temperature during transportation of clinical dermatophyte specimens was investigated. Recovery rates from untransported specimens cultured at dermatologists' offices and from duplicate transported specimens were compared. During the months of hot weather specimens could be exposed intermittent...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Sinski JT,Moore TM,Kelly LM

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of red grain mycetoma on the scalp is described. The disease, caused by Actinomadura pelletieri, is extremely rare in this part of the world, and from India this is perhaps the first case with scalp involvement. The lesion showed satisfactory response to partial excision followed by chemotherapy with streptomyc...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Bedi TR,Kaur S,Kumar B

更新日期：1978-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to evaluate the possible protector effect of bentonite and zeolite in Bovans chicks fed a diet containing 59 mg kg(-1) of fumonisin B1 (FB1) during 3 weeks. A total of 200 one-day-old male chicks were treated varying the amount of bentonite and zeolite. Chick weight was registered weekly. At t...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Vizcarra-Olvera JE,Astiazarán-García H,Burgos-Hernández A,Parra-Vergara NV,Cinco-Moroyoqui FJ,Sánchez-Mariñez RI,Quintana-Obregón EA,Cortez-Rocha MO

更新日期：2012-09-01 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：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：:Hylastes ater and Hylurgus ligniperda are introduced pests of re-established Pinus radiata in New Zealand. Both species breed under the bark of stumps in recently harvested areas. Adult maturation feeding on pine seedlings planted in adjacent areas can significantly impact seedling growth, and in severe cases seedling...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Brownbridge M,Reay SD,Cummings NJ

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zoospores from the crayfish plague fungus Aphanomyces astaci could germinate and grow in vitro on scales of Salmo salar. The fungicidal activity of different compounds was tested against the fungus growing on fish scales as well as in lake water. Malachite green was the most effective fungicide, but scale mucus protec...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Häll L,Unestam T

更新日期：1980-11-28 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：:Forty Fusarium isolates obtained from maize fields were screened for moniliformin production on maize kernels. Twelve isolates, including seven of F. subglutinans, were found to produce moniliformin at levels ranging from 0.4 to 64 ppm. Twenty six isolates were also screened for production of deoxynivalenol, diacetoxy...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Hussein HM,Baxter M,Andrew IG,Franich RA

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans were previously described as being highly divergent in their level of capsule synthesis in vivo and in their virulence for mice. The highly virulent isolate (NU-2) produced more capsule than a weakly virulent isolate (184A) in vitro under tissue culture conditions and in vivo. T...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Blackstock R,Buchanan KL,Cherniak R,Mitchell TG,Wong B,Bartiss A,Jackson L,Murphy JW

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Penicillium genera, encompassing about 225 different species of fungi, are naturally present in the environment. These genera are poorly linked to human disease, except for Penicillium marneffei causing septicemia in immunocompromised hosts. Thus, Penicillium species recovered from respiratory tract samples are of...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Radulesco T,Varoquaux A,Ranque S,Dessi P,Michel J,Cassagne C

更新日期：2018-04-01 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：:Coccidioidomycosis is a common infection in the desert southwestern USA; approximately 3 % of healthy persons in Arizona alone become infected annually. Coccidioidomycosis may be severe in immunocompromised persons, but experience among patients with solid organ cancer has not been fully described. Therefore, we aimed...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Fitterer C,Berg Z,Halfdanarson TR,Vikram HR,Kusne S,Orenstein R,Seville MT,Blair JE

更新日期：2016-12-01 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：:Three hundred and forty-eight Vencob broiler chickens were fed diets containing Penicillium griseofulvum rice culture material with 0, 12.5, 25 and 50 ppm of the mycotoxin cyclopiazonic acid (CPA) for 28 days. Serum samples were collected from 9 birds in each group at weekly intervals to study the effect of sublethal ...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Balachandran C,Parthasarathy KR

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolation frequency of Ophiosphaerella korrae (spring dead spot pathogen) from Cynodon dactylon (bermudagrass) roots at a golf course near West Point, Mississippi, was monitored over a 3-year investigation. Laboratory and greenhouse experiments were conducted to determine optimal temperatures for the growth of selecte...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Perry DH,Tomaso-Peterson M,Baird R

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pistachio nut samples taken during various stages of development from orchards in Iran, showed that contamination with fungi occurred mainly during the later stages of nut development. Members of the genera Aspergillus and Penicillium occurred most frequently. Of the Aspergilli, the species A. niger, A. flavus and A. ...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Mojtahedi H,Rabie CJ,Lübben A,Steyn M,Danesh D

更新日期：1979-05-31 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：:A case of bursitis due to Prototheca wickerhamii is briefly reported. In histological sections the organism stained well with fungal stains, grey with silver methanamine and red with periodic acid Schiff reagent. This unicellular achlorophyllous alga was studied on common laboratory media. The characterization of the ...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Kapica L

更新日期：1981-01-30 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：:A dematiaceous fungus, Phialophora richardsiae (Nannf.) Conant, was isolated from human bone. In culture the fungus produced no yeast forms and was less pigmented than two other P. richardsiae isolates. While growth rates were similar, colonial forms differed. Phialides were of two kinds. While both had broad bases an...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Yangco BG,TeStrake D,Okafor J

更新日期：1984-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Complement receptor type 1 (CR1) is a membrane glycoprotein that acts as a receptor for the C3b, iC3b and C4b fragments of complement. In primates, one function of erythrocytes is to promote safe clearance of immunocomplexes (IC) from the circulation through CR1. Theoretically, in diseases characterized by high levels...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Teixeira JE,Martinez R,Câmara LM,Barbosa JE

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Owing to a lack of appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for mycotic keratitis, approximately one million cases of preventable corneal blindness are reported each year. The number of keratitis cases due to infection with Fusarium is increasing significantly worldwide, many of which are not treated adequate...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Boral H,van Diepeningen A,Erdem E,Yağmur M,de Hoog GS,Ilkit M,Meis JF,Al-Hatmi AMS

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-six trichothecene mycotoxins produced by Fusarium sporotrichioides (MC-72083) and Fusarium sambucinum were screened for relative cytotoxicity in cultured baby hamster kidney (BHK-21) cells. The relative cytotoxicity was measured as LC100. The most cytotoxic trichothecenes were T-2 toxin (5 ng/ml) and the recent...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Senter LH,Sanson DR,Corley DG,Tempesta MS,Rottinghaus AA,Rottinghaus GE

更新日期：1991-02-01 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：:Pulmonary pseudallescheriasis in an immunocompetent patient without a pre-existing cavity or cyst is a rare phenomenon. We report a case of invasive pulmonary pseudallescheriasis in a lobectomised patient treated for tuberculosis. Filamentous fungi with pyriform conidia were seen in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid . ...

journal_title：Mycopathologia

authors： Bashir G,Shakeel S,Wani T,Kakru DK

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00