cyanobacteria have been considered due to producuction of types of secondary metabolites and antimicrobial compounds. this research designated for optimization of bg11 culture medium to increase the antifungal activity of cyanobacterium sp. pgu1 against the plant pathogenic fungi, fusarium oxysporum f. sp lycopersici and rhizoctonia solaniag2-2-iiib. cyanobacterium was isolated from the persian...

Dermatophyte fungi are the etiologic agents of skin infections commonly referred to as ringworm. These infections are not dangerous but as a chronic cutaneous infections they may be difficult to treat and can also cause physical discomfort for patients. They are considered important as a public health problem as well. No information is available regarding the efficacy of antifungal agents again...

In the present work we report the antifungal and cytotoxic activities of a neolignan 8.O.4 ́series. The most active antifungal compounds show a significant cytotoxic effect which might be related. Introduction Fungal infections have emerged during the past two decades as important pathogens causing morbidity and mortality in an increasingly diverse and progressively expanding populations of inmu...

Abstract Despite the remarkable progress in diagnostic and antifungal drugs research in past 10 years ,still complexity of the characteristics of patients continue to make the management of fungal infection is a great challenge .1,2,4-triazole compounds not only offer an interesting chemistry but also their various derivatives possesses diverse chemotherapeutic activity. The recent literatures ...

Anaphalis consists of about 80 species is one of the largest genera of the Asian Gnaphalieae (Asteraceae) and more than 50 species are distributed in China. Anaphalis sinica Hance, a species of Anaphalis, is widespread in northern, eastern and southern China. In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), A. sinica Hance has long been used by local inhabitants to treat tracheitis and enteritis. Previou...

OBJECTIVE To study the correlation between fungal colonization and bacterial pneumonia and to test the effect of antifungal treatments on the development of bacterial pneumonia in colonized rats. DESIGN Experimental animal investigation. SETTING University research laboratory. SUBJECTS Pathogen-free male Wistar rats weighing 250-275 g. INTERVENTIONS Rats were colonized by intratracheal ...

BACKGROUND Invasive mold infections (IMIs) are a leading cause of mortality in immunocompromised children, yet there has never been an international epidemiologic investigation of pediatric IMIs. METHODS This international, prospective cohort study was performed to characterize the epidemiology, antifungal therapy, and outcomes of pediatric IMIs. Children (≤18 years) with proven or probable I...