First Report of Rust Caused by Pucciniastrum boehmeriae on Māmaki (Pipturus albidus) in Hawaii

First Report of Leaf Rust Caused by Puccinia caricis in Farfugium japonicum in Korea

Farfugium japonicum is used in traditional medicine and as an edible herb in China and Korea. In July 2013, leaf spots were observed in F. japonicum seedlings at Ulleung Island, Gyeongsangbuk Province, Korea. Early symptoms on the leaf adaxial surface included roughly circular yellow spots that later developed brown, necrotic centers. The aecia were hypophyllous, cupulate, yellowish, 180~430 µm...

Case Report of Meningoencephalitis in Calves Caused by Escherichia coli

Wheat leaf rust caused by Puccinia triticina.

UNLABELLED Leaf rust, caused by Puccinia triticina, is the most common rust disease of wheat. The fungus is an obligate parasite capable of producing infectious urediniospores as long as infected leaf tissue remains alive. Urediniospores can be wind-disseminated and infect host plants hundreds of kilometres from their source plant, which can result in wheat leaf rust epidemics on a continental ...

A REPORT ON THE RUST FUNGI OF HAMEDAN PROVINCE (IRAN)

Based on the morphological study of specimens of rust fungi collected during 2002-2003, a contribution is made to the rust fungus flora of Hamedan province: Uromyces inaequialtus var. ecbatanensis is described as new taxon. Melampsora allii-fragilis and Uromyces acantholimonis var. zagrosica are new reports for Iran. New observations on already known species were made: the aecia of Melampsora e...

First case report of pulmonary nocardiosis caused by Nocardia mexicana

INTRODUCTION Nocardia species usually cause opportunistic infections, and the frequency of these infections is increasing owing to the growing population of immunocompromised hosts. However, Nocardia species may sometimes cause an infection disease in immunocompetent hosts. Nocardia mexicana infections are the least common and are very rare. CASE PRESENTATION Herein, we report the first case ...