Background: Dermatophytoses are commonly encountered fungal diseases prevalent in most parts of the world especially in tropical countries. It is a superficial mycotic infection affecting hair, skin and nails. The present study was carried out to determine the incidence of dermatophytoses and their etiological agent in different age groups attending the Dermatology department. Methods: A total ...

background : the aim of this study was to detect fungi in atherosclerotic plaques and investigate their possible role in atherosclerosis. methods : coronary atherosclerotic plaques specimen were obtained from patients with atherosclerosis. direct exami-nation, culture, histopathology study, pcr and sequencing were performed to detect/identify the mycotic elements in the plaques. age, sex, smoki...

Social organisms face a high risk of epidemics, and respond to this threat by combining efficient individual and collective defences against pathogens. An intriguing and little studied feature of social animals is that individual pathogen resistance may depend not only on genetic or maternal factors, but also on the social environment during development. Here, we used a cross-fostering experime...

310 CMYK Figure 2: (a) Calcofluor white stain of the corneal scraping showing septate, branched fungi with chlamydospores. (x250). (b) Eight day old growth of the fungus on potato dextrose agar showing Grey, fluffy colonies with black granules on the surface. (c) Lactophenol cotton blue wet mount of the colony showing falcate conidia (shown with arrowheads), and conidiomata, upon which darkly p...

The purpose of this study is to understand spatio-temporal changes of active fungal biomass and water in Tricholoma matsutake soil colonies during the mushroom fruiting season. The active fungal biomass was estimated by analyzing ergosterol content at four different points within four replicated locations in a single circular T. matsutake colony at Ssanggok valley in the Sogri Mt. National Park...

The effect of five fungicides and tea extracts was tested against anthracnose disease and leaf spot of Azalea during summer (2015) at the laboratory in Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University. Commercially formulated fungicides at 1000, 2000 and 3000 ppm concentrations and the regression of normalized growth rate were used to determine the EC50. The application of different fungicides on Pestalot...

Colony development, which includes hyphal extension, branching, anastomosis, and asexual sporulation, is a fundamental aspect of the life cycle of filamentous fungi; genetic mechanisms underlying these phenomena are poorly understood. We conducted transcriptional profiling during colony development of the model filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa, using 70-mer oligonucleotide microarrays. Rela...

In this study, the culturability of indoor and outdoor airborne fungi was determined through long-term sampling (24-h) using a Button Personal Inhalable Aerosol Sampler. The air samples were collected during three seasons in six Cincinnati area homes that were free from moisture damage or visible mold. Cultivation and total microscopic enumeration methods were employed for the sample analysis. ...

Background: Legumes are plants that contain edible seeds and belong to the family Leguminosae with varying nutritional benefits to humans and animals. This study aimed to detect and identify toxicogenic molds on some legumes purchased from two local markets in Ho Municipality, Ghana. Methods: A total of 36 samples, including cowpea (n=9), soybean (n=9), brown bean (n=9), and Bambara bean (n=9)...