Fungal pathogens
Comparative genomics allowed the identification of drug targets against human fungal pathogens
... Here we identified potential drug targets applied to human fungal pathogens using comparative genomics strategy. Ten genes were present in all pathogenic fungi analyzed and absent in the human genome. Among ...
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Antimicrobial activity of omiganan pentahydrochloride against contemporary fungal pathogens responsible for catheter-associated infections
... as pathogens in compromised hosts and difficulty in medical management of these infections, preven- tion of their occurrence can be expected to have a significant impact on overall patient morbidity and mortality ...
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Turning Up the Heat: Inflammasome Activation by Fungal Pathogens.
... These studies suggest that the activation of inflammasomes is of vital importance for innate immunity to constrain the growth and dissemination of fungal pathogens, conferring fungal resistance upon ...
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RODENTBORNE FUNGAL PATHOGENS IN WETLAND AGROECOSYSTEM Manuel Thomas
... Rodents are the most common vertebrate commensal animal to man and they play as the most potential vertebrate carrier animal too (22). The ecology and transmission dynamics of these rodentborne infections are complex. ...
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Genomic insights into the fungal pathogens of the genus pneumocystis: obligate biotrophs of humans and other mammals.
... Relevant features of the P. carinii genome were compared to those of the free-living yeast S. cerevisiae and of the extreme fungal obligate parasite Encephalitozoon cuniculi [9]. Intermediate values of gene ...
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Human and plant fungal pathogens: the role of secondary metabolites.
... prominent fungal organisms for which DHN- melanin is a prerequisite for virulence are the human pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus and the plant pathogen Magnaporthe ...airborne fungal pathogen of humans ...
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A differential polypeptide approach to fight human fungal pathogens
... serious fungal infections including invasive ...in fungal membranes, which leads to perturbations in membrane function and, ultimately, cause leakage of cellular ...
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Comparative Genomic Analysis of Human Fungal Pathogens Causing Paracoccidioidomycosis
... the fungal-specific system, the experiment only measures turbidity rather than in bacterial experiments where 590 nm is measured in the presence of growth sensing purple ...
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Evaluation of Nematode Pests and Fungal Diseases of Ceratotheca Sesamoides in Ilorin
... and fungal pathogens associated with two cultivars (tall and short) of black sesame, Ceratotheca sesamoides (L) ...of fungal infection significantly differed in the two varieties and the tall ...
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A case for two-component signaling systems as antifungal drug targets.
... of fungal meningitis caused by Exserohilum rostratum in patients receiv- ing contaminated steroid injections resulted in 64 deaths, receiving a lot of press and briefly bringing into the public eye the difficulty ...
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SPECTRUM OF OPPORTUNISTIC PULMONARY INFECTIONS OTHE R THAN TUBERCULOSIS IN PATIENTS WITH HIV
... Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences/ Volume 2/ Issue 21/ May 27, 2013 Page 3775 carinii. The sputum samples were inoculated on Blood Agar, Chocolate Agar and Mac Conkey's Agar for bacterial ...
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Heteroptera as Vectors of Plant Pathogens
... for fungal pathogens in several serious crop ...no fungal spores have been found on or in the mirids’ mouthparts (Kay 1961, cited in Wheeler ...the fungal spores are not actually physically ...
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In vitro Antimicrobial Activity and Characterization of Mangrove Isolates of Streptomycetes Effective against Bacteria and Fungi of Nosocomial Origin
... bacterial pathogens included ...test fungal pathogens included Aspergillus niger, ...and fungal pathogens were hospital isolates obtained from the Kempegowda Institute of Medical ...
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Micobiota fitopatogênica associada à planta invasora Tibouchina herbacea
... In the early 1990’s contacts were established between Hawaii based scientists led by C. Smith (University of Hawaii) and Brazilian scientists with the purpose of initiating collaboration aimed at at classical biocontrol ...
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Inteins in pathogenic fungi: a phylogenetic tool and perspectives for therapeutic applications
... among fungal isolates that cause important diseases, including systemic my- coses, is very important not only for population studies but also, and mainly, to correlate different clinical mani- festations and ...
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Scedosporium apiospermum, Scedosporium aurantiacum, Scedosporium minutisporum and Lomentospora prolificans: a comparative study of surface molecules produced by conidial and germinated conidial cells
... human fungal pathogens, showing clear differences in their quantities and surface sites considering either non-ger- minated or germinated conidial cells (Table ...of fungal species belonging to ...
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EVALUATION OF STRUCTURAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ALTERATIONS IN ASPERGILLUS TERREUS BY THE ACTION OF ANTIFUNGAL ANTIBIOTIC COMPOUND FROM STREPTOMYCES SP. JF714876
... many fungal species such as, Phytophthora capasici 2 , Phytophthora cinnamomi 3 , ...the fungal mycelial malformation might be due to the antibiotic metabolites produced by the bacteria, which can penetrate ...
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J. bras. pneumol. vol.36 número1 en v36n1a18
... However, an isolated organism belonging to the order Mucorales cannot be ruled out as a contaminant. The shapes and the sources that reveal the fungus should be judged critically in order to ensure the accuracy of the ...
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Fungi infection in honeybee hives in regions affected by Brazilian sac brood
... of fungal contamination, presence of mycotoxins in beehive elements, and vulnerability of healthy beehives in environments subjected and not subjected to the disease were ...contaminating fungal load, ...
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MATERIALS AND METHODS Fungal isolates
... The very different production of amylase by Trichoderma and Cladosporium was already observed by Hankin and Anagnostakis (26), and it may be speculated, that ready expression of amylolytic enzymes is partially ...
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