Identification of some human pathogenic fungi using four DNA extraction methods
Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2017 Dermatophytes being animal and human pathogenic fungi infect some human at one point or the other in their lifetime. For effective control of dermatophytes, accurate identification of the specific species/strain involved must be known.
TO Samuel, AM Ebabhi, AA Adekunle
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Isolation of keratinophilic fungi and aerobic actinomycetes from park soils in Gorgan, North of Iran [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Keratinophilic fungi are a group of fungi that colonize in various keratinous substrates and degrade them to the components with low molecular weight.
Abbasi Nejat, Z. +7 more
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RADS Journal of Biological Research & Applied Science, 2021 Background: Dermatophytes are the most common group of fungi causing fungal infections all over the world. They are classified into three main groups Trichophyton, Microsporum and Epidermophyton. Among these, Trichophyton has the highest prevalence rate (
Fatima Ismail, Abdul Ghani, Saba Akbar
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Suspension of Arthroderma and Trichophyton species in RPMI-1640 medium provided long-term viability at room temperature [PDF]
, 2015 Not ...
Ergin, Çağrı, Ilkit, M.
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Allergy and Dermatophytes [PDF]
Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 2005 SUMMARYTinea pedis (athlete's foot) and onychomycosis (infection of the toenails) caused by the dermatophyte fungusTrichophytonare highly prevalent in adults. SeveralTrichophytonallergens have been identified based on elicitation of immunoglobulin E antibody-mediated immediate-hypersensitivity (IH) responses.
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Antioxidant, antifungal, antibiofilm, and cytotoxic activities of Mentha spp. essential oils [PDF]
, 2018 Since ancient times, plants have been used to preserve food, or for their health properties. Essential oils are complex mixtures of volatile compounds that are obtained from botanical material, specifically from aromatic plants.
Angiolella, Letizia +2 more
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Real-Time PCR as an Alternative Technique for Detection of Dermatophytes in Cattle Herds
Animals, 2021 Dermatophytes are filamentous fungi with the ability to digest and grow on keratinized substrates. The ongoing improvements in fungal detection techniques give new scope for clinical implementations in laboratories and veterinary clinics, including the ...
Dominik Łagowski +3 more
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Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of dermatophytes - Comparison of the agar macrodilution and broth microdilution tests [PDF]
, 1998 Fifty dermatophyte strains, recently obtained from clinical material, belonging to 4 different species were examined for their susceptibility to 5 systemic or topical antimycotic agents using both an agar macrodilution and a broth microdilution test ...
Abeck, Dietrich +4 more
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A Comparative Study on the Phenotypic Versus Molecular Identification of Clinical Dermatophytes
Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2022 Dermatophytosis is the superficial infection of keratinized tissue like skin, hair, and nails, in humans and animals, by a group of closely related fungi known as dermatophytes.
Namrata K. Bhosale +4 more
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Systematic review of topical treatments for fungal infections of the skin and nails of the feet [PDF]
, 1999 OBJECTIVE: To identify and synthesise the evidence for efficacy and cost effectiveness of topical treatments for superficial fungal infections of the skin and nails of the feet. DESIGN: Systematic review. INTERVENTIONS: Topical treatments for superficial
Bell-Syer, Sally E.M. +5 more
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