El Bosque de Prosperina es un área protegida ubicada en la ciudad Guayaquil-Ecuador donde existe una gran diversidad plantas, animales y, últimamente, microorganismos que contribuyen a su conservación y mantenimiento. Las muestras suelo recogidas las estaciones Cuevas, Cañas FCV durante estación seca se analizaron mediante métodos microbiológicos convencionales. Como resultado, identificaron 38...

BACKGROUND We report a case of mucormycosis in a healthy 17-year-old accident victim with multiple abdominal injuries which was caused by infection with Absidia Corymbifera, a ubiquitous saphrophyte in the ground. CASE PRESENTATION The patient was admitted to hospital with massive abdominal trauma. During an 8-hour emergency operation he received transfusions of compacted red blood cells, pla...

A novel dioscin-glycosidase that specifically hydrolyzes multi-glycosides such as 3-O-alpha-L-(1 --> 4)-rhamnoside, 3-O-alpha-L-(1 --> 2)-rhamnoside, 3-O-alpha-L-(1 --> 4)-arabinoside and beta-D-glucoside on diosgenin was isolated from Absidia sp.d38 strain; and it was purified and characterized. The molecular weight of the new dioscin-glycosidase is about 55 kDa in SDS-PAGE. The the dioscin-gl...

Background Mucoromycota fungi are important producers of low- and high-value lipids. Mortierella alpina is used for arachidonic acid production at industrial scale. In addition, oleaginous Mucoromycota fungi are promising candidates for biodiesel production. A critical step in the development of such biotechnological applications is the selection of suitable strains for lipid production. The ai...

Previous studies have suggested that the focal accumulation of phagocytic leukocytes is an important feature of the host response in mucormycosis. To ascertain the basis for this influx of inflammatory cells, we evaluated the effect of members of the order Mucorales, including species from the genera Rhizopus, Absidia, and Mucor, on the chemotactic activity of normal human serum for neutrophils...

Background The prevalence of fungal infection is increasing globally due to an increase in the immunocompromised and aging population. We investigated epidemiological changes fungemia one major centers Medina over seven years period with 87,447 admissions. Methods Retrospective search records for causative agents inpatients at King Fahad Hospital (KFH) 2013–2019. Fungal-positive blood cultures,...