We report the annotated draft genome sequence of Lichtheimia ramosa (JMRC FSU:6197). It has been reported to be a causative organism of mucormycosis, a rare but rapidly progressive infection in immunocompromised humans. The functionally annotated genomic sequence consists of 74 scaffolds with a total number of 11,510 genes.

Aspergillosis and candidosis remain the most prevalent opportunistic fungal infections in immunocompromised patients, but diseases caused by the Zygomycetes have become of increasing importance. Exposure to antimycotic drugs with no activity against zygomycetes may be a new risk factor and an explanation for the increasing incidence of zygomycosis. The latter infection occurs only rarely in imm...

Absidia Absidia is one of the pin molds (zygomycetes) that is frequently found in soil and plant debris (Ellis 1994, Zycha et al. 1969). They produce structures (sporangia) filled with sticky spores under relatively moist conditions. It is also known in indoor environments from air and surface samples. No species are known to produce mycotoxins. A. corymbifera is a well-known agent of zygomycos...

Subcutaneous zygomycosis is caused by Basidiobolus ranarum which is endemic in India. We report a case of a housewife who presented with a persistent discharging sinus from the right gluteal region subsequent to an intramuscular injection which was refractory to empirical antituberculous therapy. She underwent an excision of the sinus tract, the culture of which yielded B. ranarum. The wound im...

Mr. Packham: The baby okapi was born on 23rd November 1963. It was found at 8.30 in the morning and appeared to be a very strong and healthy baby. During the first day it was seen to feed ten times from the mother, the feeding times varying between 4. and 7 minutes. For the first two days the baby was extremely active in the morning, Up to about lunch time; it appeared to rest during the aftern...