| phylogeny and pcr identification of clinically important zygomycetes based on nuclear ribosomal-dna sequence data. | a molecular database for all clinically important zygomycetes was constructed from nucleotide sequences from the nuclear small-subunit (18s) ribosomal dna and domains d1 and d2 of the nuclear large-subunit (28s) ribosomal dna. parsimony analysis of the aligned 18s and 28s dna sequences was used to investigate phylogenetic relationships among 42 isolates representing species of zygomycetes reported to cause infections in humans and other animals, together with commonly cultured contaminants, with ... | 1999 | 10565914 |
| diversity of cutaneous bacteria with antifungal activity isolated from female four-toed salamanders. | among the microbiota of amphibian skin are bacteria that produce antifungal compounds. we isolated cutaneous bacteria from the skins of three populations of the nest-attending plethodontid salamander hemidactylium scutatum and subsequently tested the bacterial isolates against two different fungi (related to mariannaea elegans and rhizomucor variabilis) that were obtained from dead salamander eggs. the culturable antifungal bacteria were phylogenetically characterized based on 16s rrna phylogeny ... | 2008 | 18079731 |
| activity of posaconazole and other antifungal agents against mucorales strains identified by sequencing of internal transcribed spacers. | the antifungal susceptibility profiles of 77 clinical strains of mucorales species, identified by internal transcribed spacer sequencing, were analyzed. mics obtained at 24 and 48 h were compared. amphotericin b was the most active agent against all isolates, except for cunninghamella and apophysomyces isolates. posaconazole also showed good activity for all species but cunninghamella bertholletiae. voriconazole had no activity against any of the fungi tested. terbinafine showed good activity, e ... | 2009 | 19171801 |
| burn wounds infected by contaminated water: case reports, review of the literature and recommendations for treatment. | first-aid education for the management of burns advocates cool running water over burnt skin to limit soft tissue damage. however, the water used may itself constitute a risk. we report three cases of severe invasive and necrotizing infection in patients who used or immersed themselves in contaminated water in an attempt to extinguish the fire following acute major burns. wound cultures from all patients yielded aeromonas hydrophila and two yielded bacillus cereus. one patient had a complex poly ... | 2010 | 19501977 |
| primary cutaneous mucormycosis caused by rhizomucor variabilis in an immunocompetent patient. | primary cutaneous mucormycosis is an uncommon disease and occurs mainly in patients with immunocompromised disorders. we report a case of cutaneous mucormycosis in an immunocompetent man in whom no definite precipitating factors were noted. the isolate was identified as rhizomucor variabilis according to the fungus morphology and dna sequencing results. the lesion was successfully treated with oral itraconazole, although the in vitro drug-susceptibility test showed resistance. | 2009 | 19562506 |
| primary cutaneous zygomycosis caused by rhizomucor variabilis: a new endemic zygomycosis? a case report and review of 6 cases reported from china. | we report a case of primary cutaneous zygomycosis caused by rhizomucor variabilis and review 6 cases reported from china that share similar features and are different from those cases caused by other species of mucorales. it is noteworthy that all 6 of the cases were observed in 3 adjacent provinces of eastern china. | 2009 | 19566442 |
| rhizomucor variabilis var. regularior and hormographiella aspergillata infections in a leukemic bone marrow transplant recipient with refractory neutropenia. | rhizomucor variabilis and hormographiella aspergillata rarely cause human infections. this report details a fatal case of a 14-year-old female with leukemia posthematopoietic cell transplant and relapse with refractory pancytopenia. the patient first developed an r. variabilis var. regularior palate infection and later developed a cutaneous h. aspergillata infection while on posaconazole and caspofungin therapy. | 2009 | 19846651 |
| diversity of fungi in creosote-treated crosstie wastes and their resistance to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. | this study was conducted to generate information regarding the diversity of fungi inhabiting creosote-treated wood in a storage yard for crosstie wastes in gwangmyeong, korea. additionally, the resistance to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (pahs) of indigenous fungi that mainly occupy creosote-treated wood was evaluated. we isolated fungi from the surface and inner area of crosstie wastes and identified them using a combination of traditional methods and molecular techniques. overall, 179 isola ... | 2010 | 20127413 |
| rhizomucor variabilis infection in human cutaneous mucormycosis. | | 2010 | 21070336 |
| heterothallic mating in mucor irregularis and first isolate of the species outside of asia. | this study reports on the discovery of heterothallic mating in mucor irregularis (formerly rhizomucor variabilis var. variabilis) and it extends the range of this species from asia to the united states. we report on a case of primary cutaneous mucormycosis, involving the forearms of a cotton farmer from north carolina, in which the infection was cured using amphotericin b therapy. intraspecific crosses between the north carolina strain dumc 150.04 and m. irregularis cbs 103.93, the ex-type strai ... | 2011 | 21453223 |
| chronic rhinofacial mucormycosis caused by mucor irregularis (rhizomucor variabilis) in india. | in this article, we describe a chronic case of rhinofacial mucormycosis caused by mucor irregularis, formerly known as rhizomucor variabilis var. variabilis, a rare mycotic agent in humans. the infection caused progressive destruction of the nasal septum and soft and hard palate, leading to collapse of the nose bridge and an ulcerative gaping hole. the mucoralean mold cultured from a nasal biopsy specimen was determined by multilocus dna sequence data to be conspecific with m. irregularis. | 2011 | 21508154 |
| fungi isolated from olive ecosystems and screening of their potential biotechnological use. | this study investigated the fungi diversity of fresh olive (olea europaea l.) fruits, olive paste (crushed olives) and olive pomace (solid waste) and screened and quantified enzymatic activities with biotechnological applications. fungi were randomly isolated from olive cultivars from castilla la mancha region (spain). identification included comparison of their polymerase chain reaction (pcr) amplicons of the its1-5.8s-its2 ribosomal dna region, followed by nucleotide sequence analysis. fourtee ... | 2011 | 21689797 |