The aim of this study was to characterize the mycobiome associated with oral squamous-cell carcinoma (OSCC). DNA was extracted from 52 tissue biopsies (cases: 25 OSCC; controls: 27 intra-oral fibro-epithelial polyps [FEP]) and sequenced for the fungal internal transcribed spacer 2 region using Illumina™ 2 x300bp chemistry. Merged reads were classified to species level using a BLASTN-algorithm w...

BACKGROUND Malassezia pachydermatis is part of the normal cutaneous microflora of dogs and many other mammals. M pachydermatis has not yet been reported as an agent that causes skin infection in humans, although it has been found to cause fungemia and other nosocomial infections in preterm newborns and immunocompromised adults. OBSERVATIONS Malassezia pachydermatis was isolated from the facia...

The objective of this study was to use nanohybrid Curcumin Cur-ZnO and Cur-MgO as well free curcumin detect, isolate, characterize, inhibit the development certain yeasts locally isolated from some spoilage foods. Yeasts responsible for spoiling were recovered in 21 different colonies cheese, cooked pickles, fig jam, apple dates, rice, canned chickpeas, dried figs. Nine yeast isolates chosen fu...

The synthesis of nanoparticles can be carried out by means biology, physics or chemistry. In the last few years, it has begun to conducted biologically in synthesizing nanoparticles. One which is using plant extracts. This study used bidara leaf extract as a biostabilizer for ZnO. objectives this were 1) determine structure ZnO characterized SEM-EDX and XRD tests 2) inhibitory activity Malassez...

The human skin is a complex organ which plays multiple roles, including protection of the body from external aggressions. However, mechanisms defense are sometimes insufficient, allowing microbial proliferation and tissue invasion. Fungi like filamentous pathogenic dermatophytes or commensal yeasts Malassezia genus cause superficial epidermal infections characterized by various degrees inflamma...