The extraordinary ability of Cryptococcus species to cause disease has focused the attention of scientists on finding ways to improve their identification methods. In this study, PCR-REA, manual methods (morphological and biochemical characteristics), API 20C and VITEK 2 were used to test identify a total of 30 Cryptococcus spp. from human and veterinary sources. PCR-REA was performed using the...

Isolation and identification of Candida spp. and determination of their antifungal susceptibilities that cause mycotic mastitis in cattle in Tekirdag province and its counties in Marmara Region were aimed in this research. 100 mastitis milk samples were used in the study. Microorganisms isolated as Candida spp. were identified by API 20C AUX rapid identification kit. Antifungal susceptibility r...

The feasibility of two accumulation-systems (AC) for anaerobic digestion and storage of concentrated black-water with (AC1) or without (AC2) urine + kitchen organicwastes were investigated. The wastewater was collected by two vacuum toilet/transport systems. The influent-total chemical oxygen demand (COD) of the AC2 (53000 mg/L) was more concentrated by 4 times than that of the AC1. The AC syst...

Three genetically distinct groups of Candida parapsilosis were detected among clinical isolates. These were distinguishable on the basis of isoenzyme profiles and DNA sequences of internally transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences flanking the 5.8S RNA gene. In an investigation of 45 strains, including 32 clinical isolates from Texas, C. parapsilosis group I composed the majority of the common clini...

OBJECTIVE To determine if D-xylose (XYL) and/or α-methyl-D-glucoside (MDG) assimilation can be used reliably as a rapid test to differentiate Candida dubliniensis from Candida albicans at an earlier time point such as 2 h after inoculation. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty isolates of C. albicans and C. dubliniensis recovered from anatomical sites and clinical specimens were used. Isolates were i...

Biochemical Changes in serum of male albino rats treated with aqueous leaf extract of Phyllanthus amarus were examined. 50mg/kg and 100mg/kg of the extracts were administered orally and once daily to group I and group II of test animals respectively for 28 days. The third group which served as control received distilled water only. On the 29 day, the rats which had been fasted overnight were di...

A model capable of projecting mineral resources production has been developed. The model includes supply and demand interactions, and has been applied to all coal producing countries. A model of worldwide coal production has been developed for three scenarios. The ultimately recoverable resources (URR) estimates used in the scenarios ranged from 700 Gt to 1243 Gt. The model indicates that world...

Policy Forum C ivil society organizations (CSOs) are nonprofi t organizations that aim to further the interests of the communities they serve. Driven to protect and empower the vulnerable, CSOs work in areas such as community development, service provision, advocacy, activism, and research. Sanders and colleagues argue that CSOs are at the forefront of supporting innovations aimed at tackling t...