(1) Arsenic fungi are more numerous than was previously supposed. Some saprophytic species common in the soil are active in the production of arsenical gases. (2) Arsenic tolerant forms include many species which do not decompose arsenic compounds with the evolution of gases. (3) Arsenical substances carried to the soil come in contact with decomposing agents, which tend to break them into vola...

Although soil-dwelling Collembola can influence plant growth and nutrient cycling, their specific role in soil food webs is poorly understood. Soil-free microcosm studies suggest that Collembola are primarily fungivores where they feed preferentially on saprophytic fungi (SF) over other fungal types. We directly assessed collembolan consumption of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and SF using...

background and purpose: otomycosis is an acute, subacute or chronic fungal infection of the pinna, the external auditory meatus and the ear canal caused mainly by several species of saprophytic fungi. lamisil (terbinafine) is an allylamine antifungal agent, that is used both in the topical and oral administration for the treatment of dermatophytosis, cutaneous candidiasis, and the pityriasis ve...

Filamentous fungi of the Aspergillus niger group are native soil saprophytic fungi. Industrial strains of this group have been extensively used for the production of plant degrading enzymes for the food and beverage, animal feed and paper-and-pulp industries. Recombinant DNA technology allows for the overproduction of these enzymes in copious amounts. The advantages and limitations of A. niger ...

  Fungal infection in the eggs of freshwater fish is well known as a problematic disease. The aim of the present study was to isolate and identify parasitic and saprophytic fungi from affected eggs of rainbow trout at two fish hatchery in Kermanshah province. The sample were inoculated in culture media (SDA,CMA,GPA and stilled water with cotton seed culture) at room temperature (18-24 ° C).17 s...

Macadamia (Macadamia integrifolia) is native to eastern Australia and produces an edible nut that extensively cultivated in commercial orchards several countries. Little known about the diversity of fungi associated with diseases macadamia inflorescences. A survey dry flower disease detected isolates Neopestalotiopsis (Pestalotiopsidaceae, Sordariomycetes). Five new species were identified base...

Pseudallescheria boydii and its asexual form, Scedosporium apiospermum, are ubiquitous, saprophytic fungi that commonly cause cutaneous infection. However, in certain circumstances, P. boydii can also cause invasive disease, which can involve the central nervous system (CNS). When the CNS becomes involved, treatment is difficult, therapeutic options are limited, and the prognosis is poor. We re...

The bacterium Pseudomonas aureofaciens 63-28 is antagonistic to several plant pathogenic fungi, including Pythium spp. The bacterium produced at least four antifungal metabolites active against Pythium ultimum and Phytophthora cryptogea when tested in culture for antifungal activity. Two of these compounds were identified as the novel butyrolactones (Z)-4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-(1-hexenyl)-2-buteno...

Abstract Microbial communities that inhabit aging tobacco leaves play a key role in improving products quality. A better understanding of microbial on the could provide an important repository for industrial applications. Here, we examined structural and compositional changes throughout process by 16 S ITS rRNA amplicon sequencing techniques identified potential metabolic pathways bacteria fung...

Collybia nivalis, Favolaschia sp. 87129, Pterula sp. 82168 and Omphalotus olearius were cultivated on natural substrates. The antibiotic metabolites oudemansin A. strobilurins A, D, illudin S and pterulone were isolated and identified. A new antifungal metabolite, pterulone B, was described from cultures of Pterula sp. 82168 on wood. Collybia nivalis was found to be the first species of this ge...