BACKGROUND The storage mite, Tyrophagus putrescentiae, detected in the samples collected from stored products and house dust, is one of the major causes of allergic disorders. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to ameliorate the T. putrescentiae faeces allergic immunological disorder by garlic. METHODS Albino experimental rats were classified into control, inhaled and treated groups. M...

Immunoglobulin E Binding Reactivity of a Recombinant Allergen Homologous to -Tubulin from Tyrophagus putrescentiae Kyoung Yong Jeong, Haeseok Lee, Jae Sik Lee, Jongweon Lee, In-Yong Lee, Han-Il Ree, Chein-Soo Hong, Jung Won Park, and Tai-Soon Yong* Department of Parasitology and Institute of Tropical Medicine and Department of Internal Medicine and Institute of Allergy, Brain Korea 21 Project f...

BACKGROUND Storage mites are a source of aeroallergens that affect patients with allergic rhinitis and asthma. Tyrophagus putrescentiae is a causative factor of airway hypersensitivity, but the mechanisms and pathogenesis of Tputrescentiae-induced allergy are not well understood. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to develop a murine model of T putrescentiae-induced allergic asthma. METHODS Immune ...

This paper presents an analysis of a medical history questionnaire, skin prick test and specific IgE to storage mites Lepidoglyphus destructor and Tyrophagus putrescentiae performed on 26 male paper mill workers and 36 postmen. Positive prick test were considered urticas with the mean diameter of 3 mm or over. Increased specific IgE were considered values of over 0.35 kU/L. Paper mill workers m...

Specific IgE against Acarus siro, Glycphagus domesticus, Tyrophagus putrescentiae, and Lepidoglyphus destructor have been investigated by ELISA in sera of 92 children. Of them, 41 were found to be specific IgE positive (> or = 0.35 IU/ml) against at least one of house dust mite species, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and Dermatophagoides farinae, by an immunoblot. In 65.9% of the dust mite-sens...

the life history of an acarid mite, tyrophagus putrescentiae (schrank), on fusarium graminearum clade was investigated at 25 â± 1â°c, 60 â± 5% rh and a photoperiod of 16: 8 (l: d) h. incubation period for egg hatch, larval and nymphal periods and adult longevity were 2.22 â± 0.06, 3.46 â± 0.12, 4.84 â± 0.16 and 10.05 â± 0.9 days, respectively. the average life span of males and females were 22....

BACKGROUND Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Acari: Astigmata) and Fusarium sp. co-occur in poorly managed grain. In a laboratory experiment, mite grazing resulted in significant reduction of fungal mycelium on cultivation plates. The destruction of mycelium appeared to be a result of an interaction between the mites, fungi and associated bacteria. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS A laboratory expe...

Ethyl formate applied as an aerosol killed almost 100% of the mould mites (Tyrophagus putrescentiae) present in tissue culture tubs. Mite mortality showed dose responses to the chemical and mortality increased with duration of exposure. Other aerosol formulations, and vacuum and controlled atmosphere treatments were also tested but were not effective in controlling mites. Onion thrips (Thrips t...

BACKGROUND Tyrophagus putrescentiae colonizes different human-related habitats and feeds on various post-harvest foods. The microbiota acquired by these mites can influence the nutritional plasticity in different populations. We compared the bacterial communities of five populations of T. putrescentiae and one mixed population of T. putrescentiae and T. fanetzhangorum collected from different h...