A 5.4-kDa antifungal peptide, with an N-terminal sequence highly homologous to defensins and inhibitory activity against Mycosphaerella arachidicola (IC(50)= 3 μM), Setospaeria turcica and Bipolaris maydis, was isolated from the seeds of Phaseolus vulgaris cv. brown kidney bean. The peptide was purified by employing a protocol that entailed adsorption on Affi-gel blue gel and Mono S and finally...

Bipolaris sorokiniana is a phytopathogenic fungus causing diseases of cereal crops such as common root rot, the leaf spot disease, seedling blight, and black point of the grain. Random-amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) assay was used to investigate the genetic diversity of 20 isolates collected from different cultivars in wheat-producing regions in Brazil. Seventy primers, with random nucleotide...

Growth chamber experiments were conducted to examine environmental parameters affecting disease development by the indigenous pathogen Bipolaris sacchari isolate LJB-1L on the invasive weed Lygodium microphyllum (Old World climbing fern). An initial experiment examined three different temperature regimes (20/15, 25/20, 30/25 C; light/dark cycle) and three different periods of leaf wetness (12, ...

The objects of research were the first leaves green seedlings spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) varieties Belarusian breeding − filmy (Magutny, Raider) and naked (Adamant). Seedlings different age (3, 5, 10 days old) infected with spores fungus Bipolaris sorokiniana (Sacc.) Shoem. a causative agent helminthosporiasis, analyzed 2 after infection. Varietal ontogenetic differences between cultiva...

This study reports the first assessment of endophytic fungi isolated from strawberry leaves and selection of isolates for the control of Duponchelia fovealis, a new pest of strawberries. A total of 400 strawberry leaves of the cultivar 'Albion' were collected in four commercial farms. Leaves were disinfected, cut in fragments, and placed on Petri dishes containing potato dextrose agar media wit...

Fermentation by fungi converts stored pollen into bee bread that is fed to honey bee larvae, Apis mellifera, so the diversity of fungi in bee bread may be related to its food value. To explore the relationship between fungicide exposure and bee bread fungi, samples of bee bread collected from bee colonies pollinating orchards from 7 locations over 2 years were analyzed for fungicide residues an...

To cite: Teran CG, Downes K, Medows M. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013009703 DESCRIPTION A 20-month-old boy with a history of hypoplastic left heart syndrome and a heart transplant was transferred to our institution due to cardiorespiratory failure. His course had been complicated by chronic rejection requiring significant immunosuppression. O...