BACKGROUND Malassezia species are lipophilic yeasts found on the skin surface of humans and other warm-blooded vertebrates. It is associated with various human diseases, especially pityriasis versicolor, which is a chronic superficial skin disorder. OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to identify Malassezia species isolated from patients' samples affected by pityriasis versicolor, usi...

Using an automated rapid headspace solid phase microextraction (SPME) method for volatile extraction in cantaloupes, 86 compounds already reported for muskmelons were recovered and an additional 53 compounds not previously reported were identified or tentatively identified. The SPME method extracted a copious number of volatiles that can be analyzed to clearly differentiate between variety, gro...

Cantaloupe and honeydew melon cultivars were processed and stored under a high oxygen passive modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) or reduced oxygen controlled atmosphere (CA; 5 kPa O2 + 10 kPa CO2 and balance N2) for 14 days at 5 C. Atmosphere did not affect softening rate or soluble solids content and had a negligible effect on colour. Volatile compounds known as flavour-important in melons we...

We have developed an inexpensive, standardized paper chromogenic array (PCA) integrated with a machine learning approach to accurately identify single pathogens (Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella Enteritidis, or Escherichia coli O157:H7) multiple (either in monocultures, cocktail culture), the presence of background microflora on food. Cantaloupe, commodity significant volatile organic compoun...

Aiming at the trouble of low survival rate cantaloupe seedling in hyperthermia, drought and dry land Turpan region China, existing transplanting machine is key to mechanized non-destructive transportation planting large plants young tender melon seedlings, root water injection, precise soil piling holes，and other technical difficulties. The design mulch film transplanter for laying pipes belts ...

A phage-based magnetoelastic (ME) biosensor method for the detection of Salmonella Typhimurium was compared with a TaqMan-based quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) method on cantaloupes. The selectivity of a qPCR primer set was investigated and different DNA extraction methods were compared. The limits of detection (LOD) of both detection methods were determined by serial inoculation of S. Typhim...

Fruit ripening and abscission are associated with an ethylene burst in several melon (Cucumis melo) genotypes. In cantaloupe as in other climacteric fruit, exogenous ethylene can prematurely induce abscission, ethylene production, and ripening. Melon genotypes without fruit abscission or without ethylene burst also exist and are, therefore, non-climacteric. In the nonabscising melon fruit PI 16...

Mangalore melon (Cucumis melo ssp. agrestis var. acidulus) is a non-dessert melon, extensively grown in the coastal districts of South India, but hardly known to rest World. Immature or mature fruits are used preparation delicious dishes such as vegetable stew, chutneys and curries. They appreciated for nutritional values, long shelf life biotic stress resistance. Seventy-nine accessions were c...