Yeasts as a Glutathione Producer

The Artist as Producer : Russian Constructivism

Bacillus subtilis as potential producer for polyhydroxyalkanoates

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biodegradable polymers produced by microbes to overcome environmental stress. Commercial production of PHAs is limited by the high cost of production compared to conventional plastics. Another hindrance is the brittle nature and low strength of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), the most widely studied PHA. The needs are to produce PHAs, which have better elastomeric pr...

Glutathione S- transferases and their function as a protein superfamily in plants

Glutathione s transferase (GST) is one of the largest protein and multigene families present in all plant species and other living organisms. For these proteins, which are highly ‌inducible to stress and internal and external stimuli, several functions in plants have been identified, including implication in secondary metabolism, growth and development, detoxification of herbicides, coping with...

Mycological Aspects of Onychomycosis in Khuzestan Province, Iran, a New Scenario as Shift from Dermatophytes towards Yeasts

Abstract Background and Purpose: Onychomycosis is fungal infection of the nails with an overall increasing incidence, worldwide. The epidemiological aspects of onychomycosis in Khuzestan, Iran have not been established. This study was aimed to evaluate the clinical and mycological status of fungal nail infection in Khuzestan Province, Iran. Material and Methods: The study population included ...

The Role of Yeasts as Insect Endosymbionts

Insect associations with fungi are common and may be casual or highly specific and obligate. For example, more than 40 fungal species are associated with the coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei, Coleoptera: Curculionidae; Pérez et al. 2003) and about the same number with the subterranean termite Reticulitermes flavipes (Zoberi and Grace 1990; table 9.1). In one system 28 species of yeasts w...