Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated yeast that can cause cryptococcosis, a life-threatening infection that mainly occurs in immunocompromised patients. The major environmental sources of C. neoformans have been shown to be soil contaminated with avian droppings. In the present study, we evaluated the isolation of C. neoformans from swallow (Hirundo rustica) excreta in two northern cities...

effects of excess concentrations of boron on major cell wall components of tobacco cells(nicotiana tabacum l. cv. burley 21) were studied. pectin, xyloglucan, hydroxyproline-richglycoproteins (extensin), and arabinogalactan proteins were characterized. results showedthat increased boron supply resulted in significant decrease in cell and cell wall dry weights.also, high concentrations of boron ...

the recently published articles in the iranian journal ofbiotechnology inspired us to write this short communication on nitrogen dioxide no2-philic plants (1).to cope with environmental pollution, we thought(still think) that development of methods that mitigatepollution is an urgent issue, and that no2-philic plantsthat can grow with no2 as the sole nitrogen source areinstrumental for the impl...

The complete mRNA sequence of one tobacco (nicotiana tabacum) gene—guanosine monophosphate (GMP)synthase, was amplified using the rapid amplification cDNA ends methods. full-length GMP synthase gene 2,127bp containing a 1,617 bp open reading frame, which encodes protein 538 amino acids. Sequence analysis revealed that shares high homology with wood tobacco(99%), nicotiana attenuata(99%), toment...