Normal fungal conjunctiva microbiota of horses remains stable in healthy animals, free from ocular and/or systemic diseases which may, eventually, cause ocular alterations. The knowledge of the fungal microbiota is of great importance due to the reduced number of studies reported in the literature and also to the large occurrence of ocular alterations, mainly keratomycosis, in these animals. Th...

background and objectives: the objective of this study was to monitor the microorganisms isolated from grapes and its derivative traditional products produced in iran. material and methods: four kinds of grapes cultivated summer of 2010 in vineyard of takestan and also grape derived products from shahrod, hamedan and takestan were used for this study.  the samples were cultured in specific medi...

AIMS Aim of this study was to monitor the environment at the Transplant Unit-Hemato-Oncology Clinic, University Hospital Olomouc (Olomouc, Czech Republic) and identify risks for the patients. METHODS AND RESULTS Microorganisms were cultivated under standard aerobic conditions. Strains were biochemically identified using the BD Phoenix™ PID Panel (USA). Legionella pneumophila was identified by...

(1) Gastroenterology Department, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. (2) Department of Pathology, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. Correspondence to: Roberto de Cleva, Rua Coronel Arthur Godoy 125, Apto 152, Vila Mariana, 04018-050 São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Phone: 55.11.3082-8000, Fax: 55.11.3082...

15-Deoxyoxalicine B (1) and decaturins A (2) and B (3) have been isolated from Penicillium decaturense and Penicillium thiersii, two previously undescribed species obtained as colonists of wood-decay fungi. The structures were determined by 2D NMR experiments and/or single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. These compounds are members of a rare structural class, and decaturins A and B feature ...

This study was done to evaluate the presence of medical important fungi on the external surface of cockroaches collected from the public and residential areas of three hospitals of Sari, Iran. A total of 38 cockroaches were caught from staff resting rooms / working areas, the ward floors and patient rooms, during two consecutive days at three hospitals between December and November, 2013. The f...

Dr. Beatriz L. Gomez and colleagues described a new inhibition immunoassay for the diagnosis of histoplasmosis (1). My laboratory developed and extensively evaluated an antibody sandwich immunoassay for this purpose. It is important to contrast the two methods, as their performance characteristics differ. The characteristics of the assay developed in my laboratory are high sensitivity in dissem...

During 1997-2005, the microbiological quality and susceptibility of bacterial isolates of swimming pool waters were investigated. A total of 462 water samples were collected from three indoor swimming pools (a teaching pool, a competition public pool, a hydrotherapy pool) and two outdoor swimming pools (a hotel semi-public and a residential private pool) in Northwestern Greece. All water sample...

Sószobák üzemeltetése prevenciós célzattal vagy kiegészítő terápiaként Magyarországon és Közép-Európában nagyon gyakori. Ennek ellenére a működtetésükre vonatkozóan nem állnak rendelkezésünkre szabványok, beleértve higiénés követelményeket, például levegőminőséget. Aggodalomra adhat okot, hogy kielégítően szellőztetett, zsúfoltabb sószobák akár megbetegedések forrásai is lehetnek megfelelő belt...