BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Soil is the main habitat of saprophytic and pathogenic fungi. Mucoromycotina constitutes a large group of soil fungi, with certain opportunistic members causing systemic infections in immunocompromised hosts. The majority of human and animal infections are caused by the members of the genera Rhizopus, Mucor, Rhizomucor, Lichtheimia (Absidia), Cunninghamella, and Mortierel...

This study was aimed to estimate the mycoflora and aflatoxin contamination of smoked dried fishes of Stock (Gadus morhua), Skip jack tuna (Katsuworus pelamis), Croaker (Pseudotolithus typhus), Sting ray (Dasyatis margarita), Cat (Arius hendeloti), Bonga (Ethalmosa fimbriota), Ribban fish (Triuchurius trichurius), Stark (Carchanas faunis), Thread fin (Pentanemis qumquarius), Sole (Cynoglossus br...

Sarcophytol A (1) and B (2) (see Chart 1) are cembrane-type diterpenes known to inhibit tumor promotion. Indicative of this inhibitory response, we currently report sarcophytol A (1) mediates dose-dependent diminution of 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA)-induced transformation of JB6 cells. Moreover, a structurally related furanocembrane diterpene, sarcophine (3), isolated in good yiel...

Zygomycosis refers to a group of disorders caused by filamentous fungi in the class Zygomycetes. This class is subdivided into 2 orders, Mucorales and Entomophthorales, both implicated in human disease. The majority of human infections are caused by fungi in the Mucorales order; hence, the terms zygomycosis and mucormycosis are often used interchangeably. The human population is most frequently...

As with other animals, mycotic disease is usually secondary to other infections (bacteria, parasitic, viral), or to predisposing factors such as poor husbandry, suboptimal temperatures, prolonged antibiotic use, and poor nutrition. In reptiles, fungal infections of the skin, shell, and subcutis are more common than those of other organ systems. Many fungal infections are caused by saprophytes t...

Microbiological and physicochemical characteristics of swimming pools in South Eastern states of Nigeria (Akwa Ibom and Cross River) were investigated. The bacterial isolates included Enterococcus faecalis, Clostridium perfringens, Bacillus cereus and Escherichia coli. Others were Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Proteus vulgaris and Staphylococcus epidermidis, while fungal isolat...

The solvent extracts from the algae Sargassum thunbergii (Sargassaceae) and Odonthalia corymbifera (Rhodomelaceae) were subjected to soybean lipoxygenase inhibitory screening. Two hydrophobic inhibitors were obtained from the extracts of S. thunbergii through inhibitory assay-guided fractionation. The inhibitors were identified as known exo-methylenic alkapolyenes (6Z,9Z,12Z,15Z)-1,6,9,12,15-he...

Raw milk is an ideal growth medium for microorganisms (including many fungal species), as such milk provides all necessary nutrients and conditions for their growth. The objective of the present study was to investigate the diversity of microscopic fungi in the milk obtained in Latvian organic farms depending on cow herd size and season. The study was carried out on 547 milk samples taken from ...

We compared the E test with a broth microdilution method, performed according to National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards document M27-A guidelines, for determining the in vitro susceptibilities of 90 isolates of pathogenic molds (10 Absidia corymbifera, 10 Aspergillus flavus, 10 Aspergillus fumigatus, 10 Aspergillus niger, 10 Aspergillus terreus, 10 Exophiala dermatitidis, 10 Fusar...

Background: Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is one of the most common illness which requires medical attention. Knowledge of microorganisms commonly associated with CSOM and their drug susceptibility pattern will contribute to appropriate antibiotic usage and successful treatment. AIM: This study was aimed to determine the causative microorganisms of CSOM and the antibiotic susceptibili...