Identification of New Sphingomyelinases D in Pathogenic Fungi and Other Pathogenic Organisms

Identification of New Sphingomyelinases D in Pathogenic Fungi and Other Pathogenic Organisms

Sphingomyelinases D (SMases D) or dermonecrotic toxins are well characterized in Loxosceles spider venoms and have been described in some strains of pathogenic microorganisms, such as Corynebacterium sp. After spider bites, the SMase D molecules cause skin necrosis and occasional severe systemic manifestations, such as acute renal failure. In this paper, we identified new SMase D amino acid seq...

Molecular identification of pathogenic fungi.

Systemic fungal infections represent a major cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. The ever-increasing number of yeast species associated with human infections that are not covered by conventional identification kits, and the fact that moulds isolated from deep infections are frequently impossible to identify using classical methods due to lack of sporulation, has driv...

Laboratory Identification of Pathogenic Fungi Simplified

laboratory data processing into a total hospital system. The general conclusion was that at the present time a small dedicated computer under laboratory control is preferable. Brian Bull of Loma Linda University describes the preparation of updated patient summaries by magnetic tape typewriters as an interim measure until computerized data processing is better developed. The second section pres...

Laboratory Identification of Pathogenic Fungi Simplified

As stated by the authors, the objective of this monograph is to furnish "an aid to the teaching of the essentials in the identification of the pathogenic fungi to the beginner, and a bench companion for the bacteriologist engaged in mycologic diagnosis." This objective is admirably accomplished. The fungi discussed are limited to the pathogenic fungi encountered in North America, being, with fe...

Comparative Genomics of Coccidioides and Other Pathogenic Dimorphic Fungi