Phylogenomic Analyses of Non-Dikarya Fungi Supports Horizontal Gene Transfer Driving Diversification of Secondary Metabolism in the Amphibian Gastrointestinal Symbiont, Basidiobolus [PDF]
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2020 Research into secondary metabolism (SM) production by fungi has resulted in the discovery of diverse, biologically active compounds with significant medicinal applications.
Javier F. Tabima +9 more
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Posaconazole in the management of refractory invasive fungal infections [PDF]
Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2008 Stefan Langner, Philipp B Staber, Peter NeumeisterDivision of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, AustriaAbstract: The rising incidence of invasive fungal infections due to the expanding population of ...
Stefan Langner +2 more
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Respiratory co-infections in COVID-19-positive patients [PDF]
European Journal of Medical Research, 2023 Background Opportunistic respiratory infections may complicate critically ill patients with COVID-19. Early detection of co-infections helps to administrate the appropriate antimicrobial agent, to guard against patient deterioration.
Rania M Abd El-Halim +3 more
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PLoS ONE, 2015 Fungi have been recognized as a frequent colonizer of subseafloor basalt but a substantial understanding of their abundance, diversity and ecological role in this environment is still lacking. Here we report fossilized cryptoendolithic fungal communities
Magnus Ivarsson +2 more
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Distribution of filamentous fungi causing invasive fungal disease at the Haematological Unit, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2010 Very limited data are available in the literature to elucidate the aetiology of invasive mould infections in Latin America. Here we report that Aspergillus species caused only half of such cases in a cohort study conducted over 21 months in a university ...
Valério Rodrigues Aquino +5 more
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An Uncommon Case of Upper-Extremity Mucormycosis in a Patient With Acute Myeloid Leukemia [PDF]
Journal of Hand Surgery Global OnlineUpper-extremity mucormycosis is a rare, life-threatening fungal infection mainly affecting immunocompromised patients. We report a case of a 30-year-old woman with acute myelogenous leukemia who developed this infection during her hospital stay.
Teren Yedikian, MS, BS +4 more
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An unusual specimen of the enigmatic fungal reproductive unit Windipila spinifera from the Lower Devonian Rhynie cherts of Scotland [PDF]
Zitteliana, 2022 Windipila spinifera from the Rhynie cherts is a spheroidal microfossil enveloped in a hyphal mantle from which extend prominent spines and otherwise shaped projections.
Michael Krings
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Saksenaea vasiformis Causing Cutaneous Zygomycosis: An Experience from Tertiary Care Hospital in Mumbai [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018 Introduction: Zygomycosis, a fungal infection caused by a group of filamentous fungi, Zygomycetes. Zygomycetes belong to orders Mucorales and Entomorphthorales.
Shashir Wasudeorao Wanjare +2 more
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Detection of Fungi in Irrigation Water Sources using Different Isolation Methods
Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2022 This study was conducted over a 6-month period (2018-2019) to study the inherent fungal contaminants of irrigation water in Al-Kharj farms. Water samples were collected from three sites of the wells (the north and south sides and the plastic housing) at ...
Al-Meshal Areej Suliman
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Journal of Fungi, 2021 β-Galactosidases of Mucoromycota are rarely studied, although this group of filamentous fungi is an excellent source of many industrial enzymes. In this study, 99 isolates from the genera Lichtheimia, Mortierella, Mucor, Rhizomucor, Rhizopus and ...
Bettina Volford +7 more
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