MALDI‐TOF MS profiling for microorganism detection has already been demonstrated in the
1990s, but has evolved to the first‐line identification method in many laboratories just during …

Members of the genus Prototheca are nonphotosynthetic algae, closely related to the
wellknown green algal genus Chlorella. This “genus” encompasses the additional genera …

The genus Pseudopithomyces was introduced by Ariyawansa et al.(2015) to accommodate
several species which had previously been classified in the genus Pithomyces, notably …

This authoritative book on MALDI MS, now finally available in its second edition and edited
by one of its inventors, gives an in-depth description of the many different applications, along …

Despite widespread application of nucleic acid diagnostics, cultures remain integral in
modern laboratories. Because cultures detect a large number of organism types, it is unlikely …

The effluent from the textile industry is a complex mixture of recalcitrant molecules that can
harm the environment and human health. Biological treatments are usually applied for this …

In 2014, ISHAM formed a new working group:“Medical Phycology: Protothecosis and
Chlorellosis.” The purpose of this working group is to help facilitate collaboration and …

Protothecosis refers to disease of humans and animals caused by infection with fungus-like,
colourless microalgae of the genus Prototheca. Although protothecosis remains an …

Invertebrate pests and parasites of humans, animals, and plants continue to cause serious
diseases and remain as a high treat to agricultural productivity and storage. The rapid and …

Achlorophyllous unicellular microalgae of the genus Prototheca (Trebouxiophyceae,
Chlorophyta) are the only known plants that cause infections in both humans and animals …