Penicillium marneffei is a significant pathogen of AIDS patients in Southeast Asia. This fungus is unique in that it is the only dimorphic member of the genus. Pathogenesis of P. marneffei requires the saprobic mold form to undergo a morphological change upon tissue invasion. The in vivo form of this fungus reproduces as a fission yeast that capably evades the host immune system. The processes ...

Introduction: Pulmonary fungus ball is a rare complication in pre-existing pulmonary cavitary lesions, due to some chronic pulmonary diseases including tuberculosis, lung abscess and sarcoidosis. Fungus ball is mostly caused by aspergillus. In many patients, fungus ball is asymptomatic, but in a significant number of them it can develop cough and hemoptysis, which may be massive and fatal. The ...

Three damaging soybean diseases, Sclerotinia stem rot caused by a fungus sclerotiorum (Lid.) de Bary, Phytophthora root sojae, and cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines Ichinohe), are destructive to growth yield cause huge economic losses. Biocontrol is an effective way control diseases with the advantage of being environmentally friendly sustainable. To date, few reviews have reported these three...

abstract polymyxa betae is an obligate parasite and has a worldwide distribution. this fungus is a soil-borne root endoparasite in some plant families such as portulaceae, chenopodiaceae and amaranthaceae. this fungus is the vector of many plant viruses such as beet necrotic yellow vein virus (bnyvv) which causes the disease known as rhizomania. bnyvv is the most economical important viral dise...

Objective: The aim of this experiment   was to observe and study the effects of two anti-fungus essences. Methods: Thymus vulgaris and Thymus kotschyanus, against two fungi pathogens Botrytis cinerea and Rhizopus stolonifere, and the quality of strawberries after cropping. This study is performed in two assays, in vitro and in vivo.  A treatment cons...

Trichoderma is an antagonist fungus used in agriculture and forestry for the diseases control. The use of herbicides metsulfuton methyl glyphosate a common practice weed control that limits use. This study has evaluated toxic effects ofthe metsulfuron on four strains fungi genus (GRB-HA1, GRB-HA2, GRB-HA8 GRB-HA9). Poisoned media were prepared with high doses 25 mL·L-1 + 0.2 g L-1 (D500) low 12...

Effectiveness of Awar-Awar (Ficus septica Burm F) Leaf Extract to Inhibit the Growth Fungus Phytophthora infestans that Causes Tomato Late Blight. late blight caused by fungus is one main diseases affecting tomato production in world. Therefore, it needs be controlled an environmentally friendly way, which using vegetable pesticides. Awar-awar leaves are plants whose extracts can used as fungic...