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Peptidorhamnomannans From Scedosporium and Lomentospora Species Display Microbicidal Activity Against Bacteria Commonly Present in Cystic Fibrosis Patients

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020
Scedosporium and Lomentospora species are filamentous fungi that cause a wide range of infections in humans. They are usually found in the lungs of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients and are the second most frequent fungal genus after Aspergillus species ...
Evely Bertulino de Oliveira, Mariana Ingrid Dutra da Silva Xisto, Rodrigo Rollin-Pinheiro, Victor Pereira Rochetti, Eliana Barreto-Bergter   +4 more
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Proposed nomenclature for Pseudallescheria, Scedosporium and related genera [PDF]

, 2014
As a result of fundamental changes in the International Code of Nomenclature on the use of separate names for sexual and asexual stages of fungi, generic names of many groups should be reconsidered.
A. Alastruey-Izquerdo, A. Fritz, A. Pellon, A. Ramirez-Garcia, A. Velegraki, A.Maria Tortorano, B. Risslegger, C. Lass-Flörl, C. Speth, D. Garcia-Hermoso, E. Piecková, E.Barreto Bergter, F. Gilgado, F. Hagen, F. Symoens, F.Fernández Silva, F.L. Hernando, G. Haase, G. Okada, G. Rambach, G.S. de Hoog, H. Al-Zahrani, I.Dutra da Silva, J. Gené, J. Guarro, J. Issakainen, J. Kaltseis, J. Kaur, J. Rainer, J. Steinmann, J. Vieira de Meirelles, J. Zeng, J.F. Cano-Lira, J.F. Meis, J.P. Bouchara, K. Rigler-Hohenwarter, K. Schwabenbauer, K. Schwabenbauer, K. Tintelnot, K. Ulfig, L. Delhaès, L. Ferreira Moreno, L. Yang, L.Cristina L. Lopes, M. Kirchmair, M. Lackner, M. Nagl, M. Regenermel, M. Zoderer, O. Almaghrabi, P.M. Rath, Q. Lu, R. Haido, Ryu Li, S. Chen, S. Deng, S. Giraud, S. Mina, S.A. Ahmed, T. Moussa, V. Havlicek, V. Robert, V.A. Vicente, W. Buzina, W. Liao, W. Meyer, X.Wellington de Alencar   +66 more
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Targeted disruption of melanin biosynthesis genes in the human pathogenic fungus Lomentospora prolificans and its consequences for pathogen survival [PDF]

, 2016
PublishedArticleThe dematiaceous (melanised) fungus Lomentospora (Scedosporium) prolificans is a life-threatening opportunistic pathogen of immunocompromised humans, resistant to anti-fungal drugs. Melanin has been shown to protect human pathogenic fungi
Al-Laaeiby, Ayat, Kershaw, Michael J., Penn, Tina Jane, Thornton, Christopher R.   +3 more
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Diversity of wood-inhabiting fungi in woodpecker nest cavities in southern Poland [PDF]

, 2019
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Bilański, Piotr, Ciach, Michał, Jankowiak, Robert, Linnakoski, Riikka   +3 more
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Ruptured fungal aneurysm of the peripheral middle cerebral artery caused by Lomentospora infection: A case report and literature review

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2020
Background: Infection of Lomentospora (Scedosporium) spp. is very rare but high mortality. Above all, a fungal aneurysm due to Lomentospora spp. is extremely rare. The prognosis of ruptured fungal aneurysm due to Lomentospora spp.
Sho Takata, Akira Tamase, Yasuhiko Hayashi, Kazushi Anzawa, Akihiro Shioya, Yoshitsugu Iinuma, Hideaki Iizuka   +6 more
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Fosmanogepix (APX001) Is Effective in the Treatment of Immunocompromised Mice Infected with Invasive Pulmonary Scedosporiosis or Disseminated Fusariosis. [PDF]

, 2020
There are limited treatment options for immunosuppressed patients with lethal invasive fungal infections due to Fusarium and Scedosporium Manogepix (MGX; APX001A) is a novel antifungal that targets the conserved Gwt1 enzyme required for localization of ...
Alkhazraji, Sondus, Alqarihi, Abdullah, Gebremariam, Teclegiorgis, Gu, Yiyou, Ibrahim, Ashraf S, Mamouei, Zeinab, Shaw, Karen J, Singh, Shakti, Wiederhold, Nathan P   +8 more
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Cyclophilin and enolase are the most prevalent conidial antigens of Lomentospora prolificans recognized by healthy human salivary IgA and cross-react with Aspergillus fumigatus [PDF]

, 2016
Purpose: The study of the immunocompetent airways immune response may provide important information to improve the therapeutic efficacy against Lomentospora (Scedosporium) prolificans. So, this study aimed to identify the most prevalent conidial antigens
Antorán Díaz, Aitziber, Buldain Garriz, Idoia, Hernando Echevarria, Fernando Luis, Pellón Rodríguez, Aize, Ramírez García, Andoni, Rementeria Ruiz, Aitor Domingo, Sevilla, María Jesús   +6 more
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Treatment of invasive fungal diseases in cancer patients—Revised 2019 Recommendations of the Infectious Diseases Working Party (AGIHO) of the German Society of Hematology and Oncology (DGHO)

Mycoses, Volume 63, Issue 7, Page 653-682, July 2020., 2020
Summary Background Invasive fungal diseases remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality in cancer patients undergoing intensive cytotoxic therapy. The choice of the most appropriate antifungal treatment (AFT) depends on the fungal species suspected or identified, the patient's risk factors (eg length and depth of granulocytopenia) and the expected ...
Markus Ruhnke, Oliver A. Cornely, Martin Schmidt‐Hieber, Nael Alakel, Boris Boell, Dieter Buchheidt, Maximilian Christopeit, Justin Hasenkamp, Werner J. Heinz, Marcus Hentrich, Meinolf Karthaus, Michael Koldehoff, Georg Maschmeyer, Jens Panse, Olaf Penack, Jan Schleicher, Daniel Teschner, Andrew John Ullmann, Maria Vehreschild, Marie von Lilienfeld‐Toal, Florian Weissinger, Stefan Schwartz   +21 more
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Antibiofilm activity of antifungal drugs, including the novel drug olorofim, against Lomentospora prolificans

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 2020
Abstract Objectives Patients with immunodeficiency or cystic fibrosis frequently suffer from respiratory fungal infections. In particular, biofilm-associated fungi cause refractory infection manifestations, linked to increased resistance to anti-infective agents.
Joerg Steinmann, Peter-Michael Rath, Jan Buer, Ann-Kathrin Weisner, Silke Dittmer, Lisa Kirchhoff   +5 more
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P306 Scedosporium spp. and Lomentospora prolificans, fungal agents with unexpected vascular tropism

Medical Mycology, 2022
Abstract Poster session 2, September 22, 2022, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM   Objectives Invasive scedosporiosis and lomentosporiosis are deadly fungal infections due to Scedosporium spp. and Lomentospora prolificans.
Vignals, Carole, Lanternier, Fanny, Garcia-Hermoso, Dea, Emmerich, Joseph, Bronnimann, Didier   +4 more
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