antimicrobial activity, and antiproliferative activity against humantumor cell lines. In this paper, we describe the taxonomy of the producing organism, fermentation, isolation, physico-chemical properties and biological activities ofUCS1025A and B. The cultural and taxonomical characteristics of the producing fungal strain KY4917 were as follows. Colonies on 2% malt extract agar medium are 28 ...

A century of research on fungus-growing ants (Attini, Formicidae) has ignored the cultivated fungi as passive domesticates and viewed the attine fungicultural symbiosis as an integrated unit dominated by the evolutionary interests of the ant farmers. This article takes a different perspective and explores first the evolutionary interests and leverages of the fungal cultivars, then dissects eigh...

four halotolerant fungal isolates originating from the saltwater lake urmia in iran were selected during a screening program for salt resistance and α-amylase activity. the isolates were identified based on sequencing the its region and a part of the β-tubulin gene, as penicillium chrysogenum (isolate u1; cbs 132820), fusarium incarnatum (isolate u2; cbs 132821), and penicillium polonicum (isol...

One of the great concerns of potable water consumers regarding its quality is the pollution of potable water with pathogenic microorganisms. Fungi in drinking water are responsible for changing the taste and odor of water. Health problems are possible, originating from mycotoxins, animal pathogens and allergies. Water samples were collected between December 2014 and June 2015 from different sit...

Samples were collected from different regions of two provinces, Markazi and Semnan, their contamination by Aspergillus flavus was examined. The results of A. flavus colony counts in different samples of almond showed that among 20 experimented samples, 11 samples were contaminated by fungus; therefore, 8 cultivars of almond, Shahroud 6, Shahroud 21, Shahroud 12, Shahroud 8, Shahroud 17, Rabie, ...

background: candida albicans is the most common opportunistic fungal species in the oral cavity. various factors associated with c. albicans infection have been evaluated so far. in some studies, the relationship between the blood group antigens and c. albicans has been discussed. the aim of this study was to assess mean c. albicans colony counts in the saliva of healthy subjects and its relati...

Leaf spot symptoms were spotted in two olive orchards Istria and Kvarner Gulf, Croatia. Fungal species from three representative isolates (P13 LECIII, R18 BI, JA20 NP) have been morphologically characterized based on the colony conidial characteristics. Several techniques performed for inducing sporulation of NP isolate. Only PDA + banana medium was successful. PCR conducted ITS, TUB, EF1α gene...

Background: In order to avoid potential harm of synthetic additives food, development of novel functional foods containing natural ingredients is considered in current years. In this study, inhibitory effect of Echinophora platyloba Essential Oil (EO) on growth of Aspergillus flavus was evaluated in culture media and cheese. Methods: E. platyloba EO was extracted by hydrodistillation method ...

INTRODUCTION Bioaerosols are agents that can cause infection, allergy or induce other toxic effects in the human body. If the person exposed to such particles is not capable of their destruction or elimination from the body, the established chemical and physiological disorders can result in disease or death. The aim of this study was to assess the concentrations of bioaerosols in several wards ...