the lack of variation in antifungal drugs, and the misuse or inappropriate use usually causes resistant strains of the yeast in human’s normal flora. unfortunately, a large number of candida infection cases in immunosuppressed patients with insufficient treatment eventually can cause patient's death. the aim of this study was to evaluate the in vitro conventional antifungal azole compounds with...

Liquid and semi-solid culture media are used to maintain and proliferate bacteria, fungi, and Oomycetes for research in microbiology and plant pathology. In this study, a comparison was made between soybean milk medium, also referred to as soymilk, and media traditionally used for culturing soybean pathogens to determine if soymilk medium was an effective medium for growth of Colletotrichum tru...

Using a newly-developed medium, i.e., combined deactivators-supplemented agar medium (CDSAM), the viability of dermatophytes in skin scales was evaluated. Culture studies were conducted with skin scales collected from 44 patients with tinea pedis who had been treated for two weeks with topical antifungal drugs. Sixty-four percent of the specimens were mycologically positive on CDSAM, while only...

Endothelial (E-) and platelet (P-) selectin mediated adhesion of tumor cells to vascular endothelium is a pivotal step of hematogenous metastasis formation. Recent studies have demonstrated that selectin deficiency significantly reduces metastasis formation in vivo. We selected an E- and P-Selectin specific DNA Aptamer (SDA) via SELEX (Systematic Evolution of Ligands by EXponential enrichment) ...

We investigated the effect of nutritional and environmental factors on Ophiocordyceps longissima mycelial growth. The longest colony diameter was observed on Schizophyllum (mushroom) genetics complete medium plus yeast extract, Schizophyllum (mushroom) genetics minimal medium, and Sabouraud dextrose agar (SDA); however, malt-extract yeast-extract agar, SDA plus yeast extract, yeast-extract malt...

Three acclimation groups [i.e. non-diapause (LD), diapause (SD) and diapause, cold-acclimated (SDA)] of the adult bugs Pyrrhocoris apterus differed markedly in their levels of chill tolerance. Survival time at a sub-zero, but non-freezing, temperature of -5 degrees C (Lt50) extended from 7.6 days, through 35.6 days, to >60 days in the LD, SD and SDA insects, respectively. The time necessary for...

OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) membership on 'immunity' to the secular effects of changes in BMI. DESIGN Three independent, cross-sectional, screening surveys conducted by Sydney Adventist Hospital in 1976, 1986 and 1988 and a survey conducted among residents of Melbourne in 2006. SUBJECTS Two hundred and fifty-two SDA and 464 non-SDA in 1976; 166 SDA and 291...

The aim of the study was to determine effect temperature on growth four species acaropathogenic fungi genus Hirsutella (isolated from mites) grown in vitro Sabouraud (SDA) and Czapek-Dox media. effects seven ranges (5–35°C) were tested under laboratory conditions. Observations colony carried out every 5 days until day 25 by measuring diameter colonies mm. rate test isolates calculated mm per da...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of sodium diacetate (SDA) on fermentation profile, chemical composition and aerobic stability of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) silage. METHODS Fresh alfalfa was ensiled with various concentrations of SDA (0, 3, 5, 7, and 9 g/kg of fresh forage). After 60 days of the ensiling, the samples were collected to examine the fermentative...

Listeria monocytogenes, a psychrotrophic foodborne pathogen, is a frequent postprocessing contaminant of ready-to-eat (RTE) meat products, including frankfurters and bologna. Ionizing radiation can eliminate L. monocytogenes from RTE meats. When they are incorporated into fine-emulsion sausages, sodium diacetate (SDA) and potassium lactate (PL) mixtures inhibit the growth of L. monocytogenes. T...