In this contribution, new data concerning bryophytes, fungi and lichens of the Italian flora are presented. It includes records, confirmations or exclusions for bryophyte genera Acaulon , Campylopus Entosthodon Homomallium Pseudohygrohypnum Thuidium fungal Entoloma Cortinarius Mycenella Oxyporus Psathyrella lichen Anaptychia Athallia Baeomyces Bagliettoa Calicium Nephroma Pectenia Phaeophyscia ...

Basidiocarps of Trametes versicolor with an epiphytic flora (including Trebouxia sp.) collected from north-central Rhode Island were incubated in an atmosphere of C labeled CO2 for 6 hours. Using autoradiography, the location of the fixed CO2 was determined at 6h, 12h, 24h, 48h, 96h, and 192h. The fixed C was recorded in the epiphytic algae after 6h, and at all subsequent times. After 192h the ...

The physico-chemical properties of serpentine soils lead to strong selection of plant species. Whereas many studies have described the serpentine flora, little information is available on the fungal communities dwelling in these sites. Asbestos minerals, often associated with serpentine rocks, can be weathered by serpentine-isolated fungi, suggesting an adaptation to this substrate. In this stu...

background spoilage of tea (camellia sinensis) is often accompanied by contamination and formation of mycotoxins, which are toxic secondary metabolites produced by specific tea-borne fungi. objectives the purposes of this study were to isolate aspergillus flora in the air from tea gardens and factories in gilan and mazandaran provinces, in northern iran, and to determine their protein patterns....

INTRODUCTION Penile prosthesis infections have decreased since the introduction of antibiotic-coated implants. Infections that do occur can be from more rare and virulent organisms than the traditional skin flora historically implicated. AIM In this report, we present two cases of inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) infection from C andida organisms in insulin-dependent diabetic patients. ME...

fungal infections of fish are widespread problem which affect wild and farmed species. the aim of the present study was to isolate and identify fungal flora in cultivated and natural caspian sea acipenser persicus. the samples were obtained from skin, fin and gill of the fish and were inoculated into culture media with antibiotics and incubated at 23±1 ?c. 13 species of fungi isolated from the ...

The skin is the body's largest organ that hosts heterogeneous inhabitants. Until now, the diversity of the cutaneous microbiome was mainly investigated for bacteria and there is a little information about the skin fungal flora. Also, among skin fungal flora, Candida is found as a main member whose distribution is affected by sex, age, climate. In this study, differences in Candida community str...

Introduction: Candida albicans has been isolated in up to 65% of healthy individuals without signs of clinical disease. Mouthwashes can be used for many preventative and therapeutic purposes. This study evaluates the effectiveness of Iranian and foreign mouthwashes against C.albicans as a common fungal flora in the mouth. Materials and methods: In this research, standard strain of C.albicans, A...

Bachtiar et al. (2014) present a very interesting study in which they illustrate the ability of AI-2, produced by Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans to inhibit biofilm formation by the fungal opportunistic pathogen Candida albicans. C. albicans is considered to be the most common fungal pathogen of humans, manifesting itself in the oral cavity (oral candidiasis or thrush), female reproductiv...