Repurposing benzimidazoles against causative agents of Chromoblastomycosis: albendazole has superior in vitro activity than mebendazole and thiabendazole

RA Coelho, MHG Figueiredo-Carvalho… - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chromoblastomycosis (CBM) is a neglected human implantation mycosis caused by several
dematiaceous fungal species. Currently available therapy is usually associated with …

Chromoblastomycosis in the clinical practice

F Queiroz-Telles, DWCL Santos - Current fungal infection reports, 2012 - Springer
Chromoblastomycosis is one of the most important implantation (subcutaneous) mycoses in
the world. In recent years, the most significant advances against this disease have been …

A DNase from a fungal phytopathogen is a virulence factor likely deployed as counter defense against host-secreted extracellular DNA

HJ Park, W Wang, G Curlango-Rivera, Z Xiong, Z Lin… - MBio, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Histone-linked extracellular DNA (exDNA) is a component of neutrophil extracellular traps
(NETs). NETs have been shown to play a role in immune response to bacteria, fungi …

Hemolytic activity of dermatophytes species isolated from clinical specimens

E Aktas, N Yıgıt - Journal de Mycologie Médicale, 2015 - Elsevier
Hemolytic activity was recently reported for several pathogenic fungal species, such as
Aspergillus, Candida, Trichophyton, Penicillium and Fusarium. Based on a number of …

Experimental medical mycological research in Latin America-a 2000-2009 overview

G San-Blas, E Burger - Revista iberoamericana de micología, 2011 - Elsevier
An overview of current trends in Latin American Experimental Medical Mycological research
since the beginning of the 21 st century is done (search from January 2000 to December …

Virulence markers of opportunistic black yeast in Exophiala

H Sav, F Ozakkas, R Altınbas, N Kiraz, A Tümgör… - Mycoses, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The black yeast genus Exophiala is known to cause a wide variety of diseases in severely ill
individuals but can also affect immunocompetent individuals. Virulence markers and other …

Exophiala angulospora causes systemic inflammation in Atlantic cod Gadus morhua

MC Gjessing, M Davey, A Kvellestad… - Diseases of Aquatic …, 2011 - int-res.com
Species of Exophiala are opportunistic fungal pathogens that may infect a broad range of
warm-and cold-blooded animals, including salmonids and Atlantic cod. In the present study …

Host defenses in subcutaneous mycoses

L Vera-Cabrera, MC Salinas-Carmona, N Waksman… - Clinics in …, 2012 - Elsevier
Subcutaneous mycoses include diverse clinical syndromes, characterized by invasion of the
skin and subcutaneous tissue by saprobic fungi. Individuals living in rural areas constantly …

South African report of first case of chromoblastomycosis caused by Cladosporium (syn Cladophialophora) carrionii infection in a cat with feline immunodeficiency …

AB Zambelli, CA Griffiths - Journal of feline medicine and …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
This report describes a 6-year-old neutered male feline immunodeficiency-positive cat with
repeated abdominal and thoracic effusions. The cat was diagnosed with and treated for …

Clinical and histopathological changes in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss experimentally infected with fungus Bradymyces oncorhynchi

J Řehulka, M Kolařík, V Hubka - Folia Microbiologica, 2020 - Springer
Bradymyces oncorhynchi is a poorly known melanised fungal species that has been isolated
only from a hyperaemic focus near the enlarged spleen of a rainbow trout. Although the …