Fungi constitute a highly versatile group of eukaryotic carbonheterotrophic organisms that have successfully occupied most natural habitats. The vast majority of fungi are strict saprophytes; <10% of the *lOO,OOO known fungal sp-ecies are able to colonize plants, and an even smaller fraction of these are to a plant pathogen? Second, what mechanisms control the degree of virulence on the host on...

Fungi of the genus Phoma are common plant pathogens and saprophytes and are rarely pathogenic to animals.

Kytococcus schroeteri, a saprophyte of the human skin, may cause serious infections in the immunocompromised host. Here, we describe a case of pneumonia and bacteremia due to Kytococcus schroeteri in an immunocompromised patient, successfully treated with linezolid and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.

background: medicinal plants synthesize a vast array of secondary metabolites that are important for human life. for medicinal purpose, antimicrobial activity of substances derived from plant extracts has been recognized for many years. pimpinella anisum l. (apiaceae) and illicium verum hook. f. (illiciaceae) plant species, have been used for treatment of infectious diseases in iranian traditio...

Filamentous fungi are ubiquitous and ecologically important organisms with rich and varied life histories, however, there is no consensus on how to identify or measure their fitness. In the first part of this study we adapt a general epidemiological model to identify the appropriate fitness metric for a saprophytic filamentous fungus. We find that fungal fitness is inversely proportional to the...