A cellophane membrane has proved a simple device for separating the L variant of Streptobacillus moniliformis from the bacterial form, as reported by P6rezMiravete and Calder6n (1956). When a culture was inoculated on cellophane resting on clear medium, they observed the development of the L type colonies only on the agar, whereas bacterial growth flourished on the surface of the cellophane. It...

Fumonisins are polyketide-derived mycotoxins produced by the filamentous fungus Gibberella moniliformis (anamorph Fusarium verticillioides). Wild-type strains of the fungus produce predominantly four B-series fumonisins, designated FB(1), FB(2), FB(3), and FB(4). Recently, a cluster of 15 putative fumonisin biosynthetic genes (FUM) was described in G. moniliformis. We have now conducted a funct...

Rat bite fever is a rare infection usually caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis. A case of septic arthritis and possible osteomyelitis as sequelae of rat bite fever in a pediatric patient is described.

The copulatory act in Acanthocephala requires a complicated set of responses on the part of the male worm. The muscles associated with these responses include a set of bursal protrusor muscles plus a large bursal depressor muscle which participates in the eversion of the bursa. The anterior and posterior bursal accessory muscles are associated with the bursal depressor muscle and are described ...

BACKGROUND We report a case of bacteremia caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis. CASE PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION A 2 years and 3 months female Kuwaiti child presented with febrile convulsions, mild cough and vomiting. The patient's history, clinical findings and radiological investigations were reviewed. There was no history of rat/animal bite, but the child had been camping in the desert...

Fifty-eight individuals belonging to 10 species of bats, insectivores, and pikas were examined for helminths from 4 collection sites in Mongolia in 1999. Two species of bats (Vespertilio murinus and Eptesicus gobiensis) were infected with a single species of trematode (Plagiorchis vespertilionis), which represents a new record for the country. One individual of E. gobiensis also harbored 1 unid...

The acanthocephalan fauna of Iran is reported for the first time since the report of Pomphorhynchus perforator (von Linstow, 1908) Meyer, 1932 in 1964. The knowledge of the acanthocephalan biodiversity of Iran, with parasite-host and host-parasite checklists, is presented. The species of Acanthocephala are presented in alphabetical order, followed by the species of hosts, localities and referen...

A cellophane membrane has proved a simple device for separating the L variant of Streptobacillus moniliformis from the bacterial form, as reported by P6rezMiravete and Calder6n (1956). When a culture was inoculated on cellophane resting on clear medium, they observed the development of the L type colonies only on the agar, whereas bacterial growth flourished on the surface of the cellophane. It...

Sexual reproduction in fungi is controlled by genes present at the mating type (MAT) locus, which typically harbors transcription factors that influence the expression of many sex-related genes. The MAT locus exists as two alternative idiomorphs in ascomycetous fungi and sexual reproduction is initiated when genes from both idiomorphs are expressed. Thus, the gene content of this locus determin...