BACKGROUND The Mucorales are an important opportunistic fungi that can cause mucormycosis in immunocompromised patients. The fast and precise diagnosis of mucormycosis is very important because, if the diagnosis is not made early enough, dissemination often occurs. It is now well established that molecular methods such as polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-R...

Haemolymphs were aseptically collected from matured African Land Snails (Achatina achatina) obtained four villages in Akure metropolis and examined for biochemical microbiological properties using standard methods. Four (Ibulesoro, Aule, Igoba Oda) within purposefully selected this study, Twenty (20) snails each village a total of eighty (80) snail samples the villages. The results constituents...

Northebaine was identified as the major metabolite formed during the biotransformation of thebaine by Mucor piriformis. Minor metabolites identified are isomeric thebaine N-oxides. Among isomeric thebaine Noxides, the one with the equatorial oxygen attached to the nitrogen is relatively unstable. Resting cells. grown in the presence of thebaine for 24 hr, efficiently converted thebaine into nor...

Biopreservation is defined as using microbes, their constituents, or both to control spoilage while satisfying consumer demand for clean-label products. The study objective was investigate the efficacy of bacterial cultures in biopreserving cottage cheese against postprocessing fungal contamination. Cottage curd and dressing were sourced from a manufacturer New York State. Dressing inoculated w...

conclusions the results of the present study revealed that soil resources of these areas were contaminated with opportunistic amoebas such as acanthamoeba and hartmannella spp. and this may lead to severe diseases in high-risk people, such as immunocompromised patients. background free-living amoebas are very abundant in nature, especially in water and soil. some species of amoebas cause seriou...

Mucor mycosis is a rare, fatal fungal infection caused by the species Rhizopus of family Mucoraceae. It has been on rise since advent COVID-19 pandemic due to plethora reasons. Ours an observational study ten cases Rhino-orbito-cerebral form mucor (ROCM) with intention spread awareness regarding significant implications ROCM. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment need hour multi-pronged approach...