introduction: there are suspended fungal spores in the air and in the nasal mucosa of adults, especially in areas with a humid climate. several studies have revealed the role of fungi in the pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis (crs) in recent years but it is a topic of controversy, especially in regions with low humidity. the aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of fungal species...

Introduction: Isolation of fungi from tissue specimens using conventional methods is time consuming. However, in some cases, the histopathological examination (HPE) alone unable to provide a definite identity fungus. Alternatively, non-culture method, such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) detecting internal transcribed spacer (ITS) rRNA genes fungi, promising diagnostic tool for rapid and acc...

Previous research has implicated an endophytic fungus as being associated with fescue toxicity (summer syndrome) in cattle grazing Kentucky 31 tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) pastures. Hay and seed were harvested from Kentucky 31 pastures known to be either fungus-free or heavily infested with an endophytic fungus identified as Acremonium coenophialum Morgan-Jones and Gams. Four diets...

aspergillums can produce and secrete directly afla­toxin m1. during the previous decade several papers pertaining to aflatoxin m1 have been published in different journals. not mention of their more or less scientific aspects, they have fundamentally some problems in different features. in this paper we are going to have a bird's eye view on some articles published on this topic. it is suggeste...

the present study is based on the investigation of a soil hyphomyces, paecilomyces lilacinus, an opportunistic bio-control agent, in controlling root-knot nematode meloidogyne javanica on tomato in greenhouse conditions. p. lilacinus, effectively promoted the growth of plants inoculated with m. javanica by suppressing its pathogenesis as root galling by the nematode and egg mass production was ...

Antibody-mediated defense against pathogens typically requires complex interactions between antibodies and other constituents of the humoral and cellular immune systems. However, recent evidence indicates that some antibodies alone can inhibit pathogen function in the absence of complement, phagocytes, or NK cells. In this issue of the JCI, McClelland et al. have begun to elucidate the molecula...

In this study, the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (G. mosseae) and endosymbiont (P. indica) colonized Zea mays were treated with calcium phosphate nanoparticles (CaPNPs) and evaluated for their plant growth promotion efficiency. It was observed that CaPNPs in combination with both G. mosseae and P. indica are more potent plant growth promoter than independent combinations of CaPNPs+G. mosseae,...

abstract polymyxa betae is an obligate parasite and has a worldwide distribution. this fungus is a soil-borne root endoparasite in some plant families such as portulaceae, chenopodiaceae and amaranthaceae. this fungus is the vector of many plant viruses such as beet necrotic yellow vein virus (bnyvv) which causes the disease known as rhizomania. bnyvv is the most economical important viral dise...

Basidiomycota brown rot fungus ( Fomitopsis pinicola ) and two white fungi Phlebia radiata , Trichaptum abietinum were cultivated on thin slices of spruce wood individually in interspecies combinations. Within 12 months, F. substantially decomposed observed as mass loss, also three-species However, through hyphal interactions negatively affected the brown-rot indicative iron reduction capacity ...

background: one of the factors that have impact on the health status of elderly people is living alone. this study was conducted to examine the living condition of elderly population in babol and probable differences which this condition induced on the health disorders of elderly people. methods: this cross-sectional study was performed on 1544 elderly people aged 60 and over in amirkola, babol...