Ecology of aspergillosis: insights into the pathogenic potency of Aspergillus fumigatus and some other Aspergillus species

C Paulussen, JE Hallsworth… - Microbial …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Fungi of the genus Aspergillus are widespread in the environment. Some Aspergillus
species, most commonly Aspergillus fumigatus, may lead to a variety of allergic reactions …

Invasive mould infections in the ICU setting: complexities and solutions

M Bassetti, E Bouza - Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Infections caused by filamentous fungi represent a major burden in the ICU. Invasive
aspergillosis is emerging in non-neutropenic individuals with predisposing conditions, eg …

Investigating clinical issues by genotyping of medically important fungi: why and how?

A Alanio, M Desnos-Ollivier… - Clinical microbiology …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Genotyping studies of medically important fungi have addressed elucidation of outbreaks,
nosocomial transmissions, infection routes, and genotype-phenotype correlations, of which …

Genetic Analysis Using an Isogenic Mating Pair of Aspergillus fumigatus Identifies Azole Resistance Genes and Lack of MAT Locus's Role in Virulence

L Losada, JA Sugui, MA Eckhaus, YC Chang… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Invasive aspergillosis (IA) due to Aspergillus fumigatus is a major cause of mortality in
immunocompromised patients. The discovery of highly fertile strains of A. fumigatus opened …

Polyclonal Aspergillus fumigatus infection in captive penguins

S Alvarez-Perez, A Mateos, L Dominguez… - Veterinary …, 2010 - Elsevier
Aspergillus fumigatus is a known opportunistic pathogen of penguins. Most reports of
penguin aspergillosis have focused on clinical, histopathological and microbiological …

Potential Implication of Azole Persistence in the Treatment Failure of Two Haematological Patients Infected with Aspergillus fumigatus

T Peláez-García de la Rasilla, Á Mato-López… - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients receiving
allogeneic haematopoieticcell transplantation. The deep immunosuppression and a variety …

Mating type and invasiveness are significantly associated in Aspergillus fumigatus

S Alvarez-Perez, JL Blanco, P Alba… - Medical …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
In recent years, several lines of evidence have questioned the asexual nature of Aspergillus
fumigatus, showing that this fungus possesses a fully functional sexual reproductive cycle …

Azole preexposure affects the Aspergillus fumigatus population in patients

A Alanio, O Cabaret, E Sitterlé, JM Costa… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
The relationship between the azole preexposure of 86 patients and the genotype, azole
susceptibility, and cyp51A polymorphisms of 110 corresponding Aspergillus fumigatus …

Genotyping and antifungal susceptibility testing of multiple Malassezia pachydermatis isolates from otitis and dermatitis cases in pets: is it really worth …

S Alvarez-Perez, ME García, T Pelaez… - Medical …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
A total of 216 colonies of Malassezia pachydermatis from 28 cases of fungal otitis or
dermatitis in pets were genotyped by M13 fingerprinting and tested for antifungal …

Phytochemical analysis and anti-infective potential of fungal endophytes isolated from Nigella sativa seeds

NH Shady, SK Sobhy, YA Mostafa, R Yahia… - BMC microbiology, 2023 - Springer
Endophytic fungi, particularly from higher plants have proven to be a rich source of
antimicrobial secondary metabolites. The purpose of this study is to examine the …