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Assessment of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry for identification and biotyping of the pathogenic oomycete Pythium insidiosum

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018
Objective: Pythiosis is a life-threatening infectious disease caused by the oomycete Pythium insidiosum. The disease has been increasingly reported worldwide. Most patients with pythiosis undergo surgical removal of an infected organ.
Theerapong Krajaejun, Tassanee Lohnoo, Paisan Jittorntam, Atthapol Srimongkol, Yothin Kumsang, Wanta Yingyong, Thidarat Rujirawat, Onrapak Reamtong, Suthee Mangmee   +8 more
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Nasopharyngeal bacterial and fungal microbiota in normal horses and horses with nasopharyngeal cicatrix syndrome

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2021
Background The nasopharyngeal bacterial and fungal microbiota of normal horses and those with nasopharyngeal cicatrix syndrome (NCS) are unknown. Hypotheses/Objectives To describe the microbiota from nasopharyngeal washes of healthy horses and of horses ...
Natalia Rodríguez, Canaan M. Whitfield‐Cargile, Ana M. Chamoun‐Emanuelli, Elizabeth Hildreth, Will Jordan, Michelle C. Coleman   +5 more
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The Potential Distribution of Pythium insidiosum in the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia [PDF]

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
Pythium insidiosum is a widespread pathogen that causes pythiosis in mammals. Recent increase in cases reported in North America indicates a need to better understand the distribution and persistence of the pathogen in the environment.
Manuel Jara, Kevin Holcomb, Xuechun Wang, Erica M. Goss, Gustavo Machado   +4 more
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Pythium insidiosum: morphological and molecular identification of Brazilian isolates [PDF]

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2012
Pythium insidiosum is an oomycete belonging to the kingdom Stramenipila and it is the etiologic agent of pythiosis. Pythiosis is a life-threatening infectious disease characterized by the development of chronic lesions on cutaneous and subcutaneous ...
Maria Isabel de Azevedo, Daniela I.B. Pereira, Sônia A. Botton, Mateus M. da Costa, Camila D. Mahl, Sydney H. Alves, Janio M. Santurio   +6 more
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Potential anti-Pythium insidiosum therapeutics identified through screening of agricultural fungicides [PDF]

Microbiology Spectrum
Pythiosis is a life-threatening infectious disease caused by the oomycete Pythium insidiosum. Clinical manifestations of pythiosis include an eye, blood vessel, skin, or gastrointestinal tract infection. Pythiosis has been increasingly reported worldwide,
Hanna Yolanda, Kedchin Jearawuttanakul, Warawuth Wannalo, Phongthon Kanjanasirirat, Suparerk Borwornpinyo, Thidarat Rujirawat, Penpan Payattikul, Weerayuth Kittichotirat, Duangdao Wichadakul, Theerapong Krajaejun   +9 more
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Review of methods and antimicrobial agents for susceptibility testing against Pythium insidiosum

Heliyon, 2020
Pythiosis is a life-threatening infectious disease of humans and animals caused by the oomycete microorganism Pythium insidiosum. The disease has been increasingly diagnosed worldwide. P. insidiosum inhabits freshwater and presents in two forms: mycelium
Hanna Yolanda, Theerapong Krajaejun
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Identification and genetic characterization of Saprolegnia parasitica, isolated from farmed and wild fish in Finland

Journal of Fish Diseases, Volume 46, Issue 8, Page 849-860, August 2023., 2023
Abstract Oomycete infections in farmed fish are one of the most significant disease issues in salmonid aquaculture worldwide. In the present study, Saprolegnia spp. in different farmed fish species in Finland were identified, and the molecular epidemiology of especially Saprolegnia parasitica was examined.
Christine Engblom, Lotta Landor, Conny Sjöqvist, Tiina Korkea‐aho, Satu Viljamaa‐Dirks, Lars Paulin, Tom Wiklund   +6 more
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Successful management of colonic pythiosis in two dogs in Thailand using antifungal therapy

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 8, Issue 6, Page 2283-2291, November 2022., 2022
Successful management of colonic pythiosis in two dogs in Thailand using antifungal therapy. Abstract Gastrointestinal pythiosis is a severe, progressive and often a fatal disease, which is caused by the aquatic pathogen Pythium insidiosum. Treatment is challenging due to the disease's resistance to antifungal drugs.
Pornphan Sukanan, Bongkot Suparp, Supattra Yongsiri, Piyarat Chansiripornchai, Sawang Kesdangsakonwut   +4 more
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Promising use of nanotechnology in Pythium insidiosum: a systematic review

Ciência Rural, 2022
: The aquatic oomycete Pythium insidiosum is an emerging pathogen highly relevant in human and veterinary medicine and an etiologic agent of pythiosis, a disease of worldwide distribution mainly affecting horses, dogs, and humans, presenting cutaneous ...
Lara Baccarin Ianiski, Aline Fontanella Maciel, Caroline Quintana Braga, Carla Weiblen, Daniela Isabel Brayer Pereira, Luís Antônio Sangioni, Janio Morais Santurio, Luciana Pötter, Sônia de Avila Botton   +8 more
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Mechanism of action, resistance, synergism, and clinical implications of azithromycin

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, Volume 36, Issue 6, June 2022., 2022
Azithromycin, sold under the name Zithromax, is classified as a macrolide. It has many benefits due to its immunomodulatory, anti‐inflammatory, and antibacterial effects. Azithromycin mechanism of action including the inhibition of bacterial protein synthesis, inhibition of proinflammatory cytokine production, inhibition of neutrophil infestation, and ...
Mohsen Heidary, Ahmad Ebrahimi Samangani, Abolfazl Kargari, Aliakbar Kiani Nejad, Ilya Yashmi, Moloudsadat Motahar, Elahe Taki, Saeed Khoshnood   +7 more
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