Clinical characteristics of 5 adult patients with rhinofacial entomophthoromycosis in Thailand [PDF]
Medical Mycology Case ReportsFive patients [mean age: 36 years (range: 22–65)] were diagnosed with rhinofacial entomophthoromycosis at our center during the study period. All patients presented with painless cheek and nasal dorsum swelling with nasal obstruction.
Navarat Kasemsuk +2 more
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Harman and norharman, metabolites of the entomopathogenic fungus Conidiobolus coronatus (Entomophthorales), affect the serotonin levels and phagocytic activity of hemocytes, insect immunocompetent cells, in Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera) [PDF]
Cell & Bioscience, 2019 Background Although the β-carboline alkaloids harman and norharman are considered as plant metabolites, they can also be secreted by fungi such as the entomopathogen Conidiobolus coronatus. Norharman and harman are also known to be reversible competitive
Anna Katarzyna Wrońska +1 more
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Effect of Selected Entomopathogenic Fungal Species on Embryonic Development of Ascaris suum (Nematoda) [PDF]
Animals, 2023 The aim of the study was to evaluate the potential of using five selected species of entomopathogenic fungi (Beauveria bassiana, B. brongniartii, Conidiobolus coronatus, Isaria fumosorosea, and Metarhizium robertsii) in the bioregulation of the ...
Kinga Mazurkiewicz-Zapałowicz +8 more
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Blooming of Unusual Cytochrome P450s by Tandem Duplication in the Pathogenic Fungus Conidiobolus coronatus. [PDF]
Int J Mol Sci, 2018 While the Zygomycete fungus Conidiobolus coronatus primarily infects insects, it can be pathogenic to mammals as well, including humans. High variability in the treatment of this fungal infection with currently available drugs, including azole drugs is a very common phenomenon.
Ngwenya ML +6 more
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Phylogenetic Revision and Patterns of Host Specificity in the Fungal Subphylum Entomophthoromycotina [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2022 The Entomophthoromycotina, a subphylum close to the root of terrestrial fungi with a bias toward insects as their primary hosts, has been notoriously difficult to categorize taxonomically for decades.
Lars Möckel +9 more
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Rhinofacial Entomophthoromycosis: An Emerging Disease?
Indian Journal of DermatologyEntomophthoromycosis, a rare subset of chronic subcutaneous fungal infection caused by Conidiobolus coronatus and Basidiobolus ranarum. It predominantly affects immunocompetent individuals, mostly men. It is typically seen in tropical countries.
Binodini Behera +3 more
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Conidiobolomycosis: apparent yet overlooked. A report of two cases [PDF]
BMC Infectious DiseasesBackground Conidiobolomycosis is a rare, chronic subcutaneous fungal infection caused primarily by Conidiobolus coronatus and Conidiobolus incongruus. It predominantly affects immunocompetent individuals and presents as slowly progressive rhino-facial ...
Kulasinghe Arachchige Chethana Charitha Pemasiri +4 more
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A case ofConidiobolus coronatusin the vagina [PDF]
Medical Mycology, 2011 Conidiobolus coronatus is a zygomycete that commonly involves the rhinomaxillary area in humans and animals. Infections are reported mostly from West Africa and South East Asia. Vaginal involvement in humans has not been described before. We report a case of C. coronatus infection involving the vagina that was successfully treated.
Chithra, Subramanian, Jack D, Sobel
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International Journal of Biomaterials, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021 Bromelain is a proteolytic enzyme, which is predominately found in all parts of a pineapple plant (Ananas comosus). It has immense application in the pharmaceutical industry as well as in food, cosmetic, and leather industries. However, bromelain from pineapple fruit peels is a less explored source for making valuable products. Therefore, the objective
Muhammed Seid Anbesaw, Wen-Cheng Chen
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Conidiobolomycosis: A Review of 75 Cases from the Indian Subcontinent [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2019 Introduction: Conidiobolomycosis is a subcutaneous rhinofacialzygomycosis caused by Conidiobolus spp. Its epidemiology in the Indian subcontinent is not well understood.
Nitin Gupta, Manish Soneja
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