Isolates of Candida species from invasive infections should be identified to species level. Like most other nonalbicans Candida species, C. auris isolates are germ tube test negative and colonies appear pale purple or pink on CHROMagar Candida medium. However, they differ from many other species in their ability to grow at temperatures in excess of 42 °C, a characteristic which has potential as...

In this paper, the concept of ubiquitous 1/f like noise and the idea of self organized criticality as the explanation are introduced using simple models. Both theoretical and experimental investigations are discussed to further explore the concept of SOC and test its validity. Ubiquity of 1/f like noise

A cost-effective and more rapid means of detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cultures from clinical specimens would be very advantageous. We have developed a modified MacConkey agar (MMA), which enhances pigment production of P. aeruginosa and which, if pyocyanin pigment is present, provides a relatively rapid and very cost-effective identification. The MMA medium inhibits the gram-positive ...

In this study, we have investigated the effects of mix of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) & Carrot) Daucus carota ( and red Bell pepper )Capsicum annuum( as a natural pigment source and astaxanthin as synthetic pigment sources on the skin colour of cichlid fish (Astronotus ocellatus sp., Agassiz, 1831), which are generally white with red patches in the dorsal skin. The fish were fed diets contain...

A study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of supplementing commercial feeds with Carophyll® Pink, a gelatin-encapsuled astaxanthin, on growth parameters, lipid composition, pigment concentration and skin color size red porgy. Three isonitrogenous diets were formulated containing different levels astaxantin: Ctrl diet (no added), A50 (with 50 mg/kg astaxanthin) A80 80 mg/ kg astaxanthin). F...

We previously demonstrated that sucrose and jasmonic acid (JA) interact duringin photosynthetic in the regulation of development and pigment metab­ olism of the potato (Solanum tuberosum L cv. Sante) grown in vitro. In this study, the research was extended to the effect of light irradiance and quality on sucrose and JA mediated changes. Potato plantlets grown from stem node cul­ ture were grown...

PURPOSE To investigate the regulation of visual pigment expression in chick embryo photoreceptor cells by ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF), and by the protein kinase inhibitor staurosporine. METHODS Embryonic day (ED) 8 chick embryo retinal cells were dissociated and cultured at low densities for 3 days, either in control medium or in medium supplemented with CNTF or staurosporine. The cult...

 To investigate the ontogeny of Perccottus glenii, embryonic, larval and juvenile development of P. glenii were examined under captive condition. The fertilized eggs with numerous oil droplets were orange-pink in color, prolate spherical in shape and had average length of 3.32±0.14 mm and width of 1.24±0.04 mm. From fertilization to hatching, the ontogenesis of the fish spent more than 200 h, a...

Background and objective: Pigment production by microorganisms is important due to more rapid growth, higher efficiency, easier extraction, and antimicrobial effects compared to other methods. The aim of the present study is to isolate and identify antibiotic pigment-producing actinomycetes from the soil of the Persian Gulf and to evaluate the antibiotic activity of their pigments in the second...