Annual distribution of allergenic fungal spores in atmospheric particulate matter in the Eastern Mediterranean; a comparative study between ergosterol and quantitative PCR analysis [PDF]
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2012 Airborne fungal spores are an important fraction of atmospheric particulate matter and are major causative agents of allergenic and infectious diseases.
N. Lang-Yona +6 more
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mBio, 2022 Hydrophobins are small amphipathic surface proteins found exclusively in fungi. In filamentous ascomycetes, one conserved role of a subset of hydrophobins is their requirement for spore dispersal.
Dianiris Luciano-Rosario +5 more
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Variation in airborne fungal spore concentrations among five monitoring locations in a desert urban environment. [PDF]
Environ Monit Assess, 2018 Patel TY +5 more
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Surface tension propulsion of fungal spores [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Biology, 2009 SUMMARYMost basidiomycete fungi actively eject their spores. The process begins with the condensation of a water droplet at the base of the spore. The fusion of the droplet onto the spore creates a momentum that propels the spore forward. The use of surface tension for spore ejection offers a new paradigm to perform work at small length scales. However,
Noblin, Xavier +2 more
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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 2022 Microbial biofouling on polymer surfaces can lead to their biodeterioration. This may result in deterioration of the surface, leading to cracking and fracturing. Fungal spores from Aspergillus niger 1957, Aspergillus niger 1988 and Aureobasidium pullulans were tested ...
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Fungal spore contamination mimicking parasitic infection [PDF]
Blood, 2019 ![Figure][1] A 48-year-old white Portuguese man with no significant travel history was admitted to our center for stem cell harvesting after stimulation with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor.
Sabine Blum, Anne Cairoli
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Environmental Research Letters, 2015 Fungal spores are ubiquitous in the Earth’s atmosphere, especially in the environment of tropical rainforests with intense biological activities.
Zhisheng Zhang +8 more
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Selection of Infective Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Isolates for Field Inoculation
Italian Journal of Agronomy, 2010 Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi play a key role in host plant growth and health, nutrient and water uptake, plant community diversity and dynamics. AM fungi differ in their symbiotic performance, which is the result of the interaction of two fungal ...
Elisa Pellegrino +4 more
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Fungal Spore Aerosolization at Different Positions of a Growing Colony Blown by Airflow
Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 2020 The possible role of bioaerosols in the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) causing the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has recently been highlighted.
Xian Li, Houli Fu
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Airborne Fungal Spore Diversity Assessment Using Culture-Dependent and Metabarcoding Approaches in Bat-Inhabited Natural and Anthropogenic Roosts in Portugal. [PDF]
J Fungi (Basel)Bento JT +7 more
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