In sugar production, dextrans are undesirable compounds synthesized by contaminant microorganisms from sucrose, increasing the viscosity of the flow and reducing industrial recovery, bringing about significant losses. The use of the dextranase enzyme is the most efficient method for hydrolyzing the dextrans at sugar mills. Some bacterial strains, filamentous fungi and a small number of yeasts h...

Onychomycosis, the fungal infection of nail is a common occurrence. The conventional fungi implicated are dermatophytes and Candida species. Non-dermatophytic moulds account for few cases and Chaetomium globosum is an exceptional agent. This characteristically involves the toe nails which are dystrophic and discoloured yellow-brown. Direct microscopy shows brown septate hyphae. Isolate is rapid...

Phytophthora diseases have become a major impediment in the citrus production in Thailand. In this study, an isolate of Phytophthora denominated as PHY02 was proven to be causal pathogen of root rot of Pomelo (Citrus maxima) in Thailand. The isolate PHY02 was morphologically characterized and identified as Phytophthora palmivora based on molecular analysis of an internal transcribed spacer rDNA...

A patient with relapsed refractory acute myeloid leukaemia developed typical fungal lung lesions despite intravenous amphotericin B prophylaxis. Chaetomium globosum was cultured from the resected right lower lobe. Histology showed branching hyphae negative for common Aspergillus species by immunohistochemical staining. Previous reports of invasive disease caused by Chaetomium and some applicati...

Nitrous oxide (N2O) production in tropical soils cultivated with sugarcane is associated ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and fungal denitrifiers. However, the taxonomic identities community diversities, compositions, structures of AOB denitrifiers these are not known. Here, we examined effects applying different concentrations an organic recycled residue (vinasse: regular non-concentrated or 5...

Address for Correspondence: Dr.Vijaya Ramanathan, Department of Anatomy, Meenakshi Medical College and Research Institute, Enathur, Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu, India. E-Mail: [email protected] Background: Students in many Asian countries are qualified to seek admission to undergraduate medical degree soon after they leave the secondary schools. Selection criteria vary in different countries. ...

Chaetomium spp. are common colonizers of soil and cellulose-containing substrates. Seventeen isolates of Chaetomium spp., which included 15 isolates of C. globosum and one each of C. reflexum and C. perlucidum, were genetically characterized with universal rice primers (URP primers derived from DNA repeat sequences in the rice genome) using polymerase chain reaction (URP-PCR). Out of the 12 URP...