College of Life Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, P.R. China Guizhou Key Laboratory for Agricultural Biotechnology, Guiyang 550006, P.R. China 3 Guizhou Institute of Plant Protection, Guiyang 550006, P.R. China 4 School of Science, Mae Fah Lunag University, Chaing Mai, Thailand Key Laboratory of Systematic Mycology and Lichenology, Institute of Microbiology, ...

The objectives of this study were to investigate the frequency of pityriasis versicolor occurrence and to identify yeasts of the genus Malassezia in patients at the mycology laboratory of the Federal University of Goiás, in Goiânia, State of Goiás. Ninety-five cases of pityriasis versicolor were diagnosed, and four species of Malassezia were identified: Malassezia furfur, Malassezia sympodialis...

A diverse array of secondary metabolites have been isolated and characterized from marine-derived fungi. The structures and biological activities of these metabolites are presented. Additionally, some basic principles of mycology are covered. Overall, 273 structures are presented and the review contains 162 references

OBJECTIVE The aim was to evaluate gender differences in depression scores of Iranian and German medical students. METHODS Two hundred Iranian medical students (100 men and 100 women) and 200 German medical students (100 men and 100 women) were selected randomly and completed the English form of the self-rating Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). RESULTS Analysis gave a mean rating of 10.7 ± 6....

In Iran, the number of published articles has increased significantly in the basic and applied sciences including medicine and its subspecialties during the recent years. The present study reviewed Iranian science production in medicine, focusing on Iranian medical journals and assessing the current status of Iranian medical journals in several information databases. The study revealed that onl...

The present study aimed at Investigating the knowledge and attitude of Nursing Students towards Iranian Traditional Medicine in universities of Tehran in 2012-2013. 300 students of nursing studying at different universities in Tehran participated in this descriptive, cross-sectional study. The data was collected through a standard questionnaire with an acceptable validity and reliability. The q...

Correction to: Intestinal Parasitic Infections in Patients Attending Gastrointestinal Clinics     Niloofar Amin1,  Hafez Fakheri2, Vahid Hossini2, Hajare Ziaei3, Azadeh Dadashi1, Bahman Rahimi4, Shirzad Gholami5   1 Medical Student, Student Research Committee, Faulty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran 2 Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Gut ...

BACKGROUND Olive trees (Olea europaea subsp. europaea var. europaea) naturally grow in areas spanning the Mediterranean basin and towards the East, including the Middle East. In the Iranian plateau, the presence of olives has been documented since very ancient times, though the early history of the crop in this area is shrouded in uncertainty. METHODS The varieties presently cultivated in Ira...