Emergomyces africanus in Soil, South Africa [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018 We detected Emergomyces africanus, a thermally dimorphic fungus that causes an HIV-associated systemic mycosis, by PCR in 18 (30%) of 60 soil samples from a wide range of habitats in South Africa. Direct and indirect culture techniques were unsuccessful.
Ilan S Schwartz +2 more
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Morphological and pathogenic investigation of the emerging fungal threat Emergomyces africanus [PDF]
Microbiology SpectrumEmergomyces africanus is a highly fatal fungal pathogen affecting individuals with advanced HIV disease. Molecular patterns and ultrastructural aspects of E. africanus are unknown, and pathogenic models have not been investigated in detail.
Rafael F Castelli +2 more
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Molecular detection of airborne Emergomyces africanus, a thermally dimorphic fungal pathogen, in Cape Town, South Africa [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018 Emergomyces africanus is a thermally dimorphic fungus that causes a systemic mycosis in immunocompromised persons in South Africa. Infection is presumed to follow inhalation of airborne propagules.
Ilan S Schwartz +2 more
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Extracellular vesicles of Emergomyces africanus modulate host immune responses and reflect metabolic adaptations to nutrient availability [PDF]
Infection and ImmunityEmergomyces africanus is a thermal dimorphic fungus and a leading cause of emergomycosis, a neglected infection primarily affecting immunocompromised individuals. Despite its clinical relevance, little is known about how E.
Leandro Honorato +14 more
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Uncovering the potential virulence factors of emerging pathogens using AI/ML-based tools: a case study in Emergomyces africanus [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection MicrobiologyBackgroundWe are currently in the era of artificial intelligence (AI), which has become deeply embedded across nearly all scientific disciplines. Harnessing this revolutionary technology to predict virulence factors of emerging pathogens can improve our ...
Peter F Farag
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Emergomycosis (Emergomyces africanus) in Advanced HIV Disease [PDF]
Dermatopathology, 2019 In 2013, a novel thermally dimorphic fungal pathogen was described to cause disseminated disease among persons living with advanced HIV/AIDS in South Africa.
Nelesh P. Govender, Wayne Grayson
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Emergomyces africanus: The Mimicking Fungus [PDF]
Dermatopathology, 2019 A 31-year-old HIV-seropositive woman from Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, presented with a 3-month history of widespread umbilicated and ulcerated skin papules, plaques, and nodules.
Ameshin Moodley +4 more
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Emergomycosis, an Emerging Thermally Dimorphic Fungal Infection: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Journal of Fungi (Basel, Switzerland), 2023 Emergomycosis is an endemic mycosis caused by the Emergomyces species. Infections due to this agent have been reported globally. Hence, the present systematic review on Emergomyces infections was conducted to study the disease epidemiology, underlying ...
Anna Skiada, Skiada Anna
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Correction: Molecular detection of airborne Emergomyces africanus, a thermally dimorphic fungal pathogen, in Cape Town, South Africa. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018 [This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006174.].
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Staff
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Exploring polyamine metabolism of the yeast-like fungus, Emergomyces africanus [PDF]
FEMS Yeast ResearchAbstract Emergomyces africanus is a thermally dimorphic pathogen causing severe morbidity and mortality in immunocompromized patients. Its transition to a pathogenic yeast-like phase in the human host is a notable virulence mechanism. Recent studies suggest polyamines as key players in dimorphic switching, yet their precise functions ...
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