The study was conducted over the years 2012-2013 in order to evaluate the antagonistic effects of the metabolites of actinomycetes against phytopathogenic fungi of agricultural importance. To demonstrate the antagonist activity of antibiosis, bioassays were performed in vitro using the method of wells with cell-free filtrates and the double layer method with chloroform in order to kill living c...

Purpose To report two rare cases of filamentous fungal keratitis. Methods Two non-consecutive patients presented with suspicious fungal keratitis. After performing the smear and culture, medical therapy was started for them. They underwent slit photography and in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) in their follow-up visits. Results The patients were 33-year-old and 56-year-old farmer men. They...

In the recent years, noble nanoparticles are considered important in the field of biology, medicine and electronics owing to their unique particle size and shape dependent physical, chemical and biological properties. The nanoparticles have been synthesized by using toxic chemical and high energy physical procedures. To overcome this problem, biological materials have been used for the synthesi...