In order to determine soil inhabitant fungi of Mazandaran and Golestan provinces (N Iran), some soil samples from arable and non-arable areas were collected. After the isolation, purification and identification of fungi, 61 isolates, belonging to Absidia, Actinomucor, Cunninghamella, Lichtheimia, Mucor, Syncephalastrum and Rhizopus were identified. After DNA extraction, all genera were subjecte...

Endophytic fungi have mutualistic relationship with the plant family Poaceae. These fungi confer characteristics such as yield increase and biotic and abiotic stress resistance to host plants. Endophytes are classified in the familyClavicipitaceae. The endophytes spend all their life cycle in the aerial parts of plant hosts and live intercellularly. In the present investigation, endophytic fung...

opportunistic fungal infections including candidiasis have increased dramatically in recent years. most medically important fungi are candida species. rapid identification od candida isolates to the species level in the clinical laboratory is necessary for more rapid and effective antifungal therapy and to facilitate hospital infection control measures. conventional morphological methods for id...

the genus phaeoacremonium is associated with decline disease of woody plants and with human infections. members of this genus have broad host range and wide geographical distribution. during 2010, ten isolates of phaeoacremonium were recovered from vascular tissues of persimmon (diospyros kaki) trees, showing decline symptoms in shiraz city. anamorphic characteristics such as, conidiophore morp...

pathogenicity and genetic variability of 13 fusarium oxysporum isolates collected from sugar beet field of six provinces of iran during 1999- 2008 were evaluated. pathogenic variability of the isolates was determined using a root-dip assay in spore suspension in test tubes for four- week plants. the isolates were classified into strong and weak pathogenic groups. a total of 15 rapd primers were...

Fungi have unique properties and are used in many areas of agriculture industry because they can produce different enzymes. This study aims to the fungal diversity peat soil from Pontian Johor, Malaysia. The isolates were described on culture media a new medium called EVA identified using phenotypical characteristics molecular D1/D2 domain 28S large subunit ribosomal RNA (28S rRNA) ITS (ITS1-IT...

Picoa species are hypogeous desert truffles, which can be found in semi-arid ranges of North Africa, West Asian, South of Europe and Middle East, including Iran (Moreno et al. 2000, Jamali & Banihashemi 2012, 2013). Picoa species form symbiosis mainly on roots of annual and perennial herbaceous plants of the Helianthemum, including H. ledifolium and H. salicifolium var. salicifolium (Jamali & B...

Abstract Dermatophytosis is a major health problem all over the world including Pakistan. This first report of detection dermatophytes and their antifungal drug resistance in Northern Western parts A total 154 samples were collected from different hospitals Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, out them 136 found positive. Tinea corporis (35%) was most predominant type infection followed by capitis (22%). The fu...

A new foliar disease was observed on a perennial weed Rumex crispus which grows extensively in orchards, pastures, hay crops, lawns and home gardens Kashmir valley. Repeated Isolation of the pathogen from infected leaves yielded fungus basis Cultural morphological characteristics showed resemblance to Didymella sp. Pathogenicity confirmed by detached leaf technique as well inoculating whole pla...