Southern Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scolytidae) by James R. Meeker, Wayne N. Dixon, John L. Foltz, Thomas R. Fasulo

“…SPB also carry, and introduce into trees, blue-stain fungi. These fungi colonize xylem tissue and block water flow within the tree, also causing tree mortality (Thatcher and Conner 1985). …”
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Production of Biosurfactants by Ascomycetes by Michele Alves Sanches, Isabella Galvão Luzeiro, Ana Cláudia Alves Cortez, Érica Simplício de Souza, Patrícia Melchionna Albuquerque, Harish Kumar Chopra, João Vicente Braga de Souza

“…Most studies investigating the production of biosurfactants have been associated mainly with bacteria and yeasts; however, there is emerging evidence that those derived from fungi are promising. The filamentous fungi ascomycetes have been studied for the production of biosurfactants from renewable substrates. …”
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Production of Laccase by Cochliobolus sp. Isolated from Plastic Dumped Soils and Their Ability to Degrade Low Molecular Weight PVC by Tirupati Sumathi, Buddolla Viswanath, Akula Sri Lakshmi, D. V. R. SaiGopal

“…This paper presents a study that determined the ability of fungi to degrade low molecular weight polyvinyl chloride (PVC) by the enzyme laccase. …”
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PWWP domain-containing protein Crf4-3 specifically modulates fungal azole susceptibility by regulating sterol C-14 demethylase ERG11 by Pengju Yu, Shuting Ye, Mi Zhou, Long Zhang, Zhongchi Zhang, Xianyun Sun, Shaojie Li, Chengcheng Hu

“…In this study, we reveal that a PWWP domain-containing protein Crf4-3, which is conserved in Pezizomycotina fungi, modulates fungal azole sensitivity by transcriptionally regulating sterol biosynthetic genes, including erg11. …”
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Propionate metabolism in a human pathogenic fungus: proteomic and biochemical analyses by Luiz Paulo Araújo Santos, Leandro do Prado Assunção, Patrícia de Souza Lima, Gabriel Brum Tristão, Matthias Brock, Clayton Luiz Borges, Mirelle Garcia Silva-Bailão, Célia Maria de Almeida Soares, Alexandre Melo Bailão

“…Abstract Fungi of the complex Paracoccidioides spp. are thermodimorphic organisms that cause Paracoccidioidomycosis, one of the most prevalent mycoses in Latin America. …”
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Comparison of Illumina and Oxford Nanopore sequencing data quality for Clostridioides difficile genome analysis and their application for epidemiological surveillance by Semeh Bejaoui, Sofie Holtsmark Nielsen, Astrid Rasmussen, John Eugenio Coia, Dorte Terp Andersen, Tobias Bruun Pedersen, Martin Vad Møller, Marc Trunjer Kusk Nielsen, Dorte Frees, Søren Persson

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Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity Using Cadmium Oxide Nanoparticles Prepared by Physical Method (PLAL) by Nisreen Kh. Abdalameer, Tuqa A. Khaleefa

“…Additionally, a specific genus of fungi known as Candida exists. The findings of the study indicate that CdO NPs synthesized using the PLAL technique possess antibacterial properties, rendering them effective in eradicating pathogenic bacteria and fungi. …”
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Soil Microbial Community Structure and Target Organisms under Different Fumigation Treatments by Sadikshya R. Dangi, James S. Gerik, Rebecca Tirado-Corbalá, Husein Ajwa

“…Phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) analysis indicated that all major nontarget soil microbial groups such as Gram positive bacteria, Gram negative bacteria, fungi, and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) were affected by methyl bromide (MeBr) fumigation treatment. …”
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Changeover method for biosafety cabinets using ozone gas. by Mitsuru Mizuno, Daisuke Suda, Chima Matsumura, Ichiro Sekiya

“…The utility of this device against bacteria, including endotoxins, endospores, and fungi endemic to human tissues, could facilitate safe and reproducible production changeovers through a simplified, one-button operation. …”
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Screening and Functional Verification of Selectable Marker Genes for Cordyceps militaris by Haiwei Lou, Yu Zhao, Renyong Zhao, Zhiwei Ye, Junfang Lin, Liqiong Guo

“…The selectable marker genes are necessary resistance genes for gene knockout, gene complementation, and gene overexpression in filamentous fungi. Moreover, the more sensitive the filamentous fungi are to antibiotics, the more helpful it is to screen the target transformants. …”
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Copper Tolerance of <i>Trichoderma koningii</i> Tk10 by Kehe Fu, Lili Fan, Jiaming Ji, Xiayu Qiu

“…The findings of this study provide valuable insights into copper tolerance in filamentous fungi.…”
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Fungal Exposure and Low Levels of IL-10 in Patients with Sarcoidosis by Marjeta Terčelj, Sanja Stopinšek, Alojz Ihan, Barbara Salobir, Saša Simčič, Ragnar Rylander

“…BAL was performed and the amount of β-glucan was measured. Domestic exposure to fungi was determined by measuring airborne β-N-acetylhexosaminidase (NAHA) in the bedrooms. …”
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Heavy Metal Stress and Some Mechanisms of Plant Defense Response by Abolghassem Emamverdian, Yulong Ding, Farzad Mokhberdoran, Yinfeng Xie

“…Additionally, AM fungi can enhance activities of antioxidant defense machinery of plants.…”
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Impact of No-Tillage and Conventional Tillage Systems on Soil Microbial Communities by Reji P. Mathew, Yucheng Feng, Leonard Githinji, Ramble Ankumah, Kipling S. Balkcom

“…The abundance of PLFAs indicative of fungi, bacteria, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, and actinobacteria was consistently higher in the no-till surface soil. …”
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BIOSTIMULATORY EFFECT OF CATTLE DUNG ON LEAD DECONTAMINATION POTENTIAL OF INDIGENOUS FUNGAL POPULATION ISOLATED FROM SPENT ENGINE OIL-POLLUTED SOIL by Adeniyi Olarewaju Adeleye, Abubakar Ibrahim, Michael Edet Nkereuwem, Peter Gimba Shiaka, Mohammed Bello Yerima

“…This study assessed the effect of cattle dung (CD) enhanced with fungi isolated from spent engine oil (SEO)-polluted soil on Lead (Pb) decontamination. …”
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Plant Growth Response of Pinus patula and P. maximinoi Seedlings at Nursery to Three Types of Ectomycorrhizal Inocula by Manuel F. Restrepo-Llano, Nelson W. Osorio-Vega, Juan D. León-Peláez

“…The first inoculum was soil from a Pinus plantations that contained three ectomycorrhizal fungi (Amanita muscaria, Amanita sp., and Suillus luteus); the second was a crude inoculum composed by root fragments of Pinus seedlings colonized by S. luteus suspended in a sterile matrix soil-sand; the third inoculum was a mixture of two ectomycorrhizal fungi A. muscaria and S. luteus produced under in vitro conditions in the potato-dextrose-agar medium. …”
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MICROBIAL AIR POLLUTION IN THE DENTAL CENTER OF A PRIVATE UNIVERSITY by Ada Romero Coasaca, Raúl Castro Yanahida, Mariela Ladera Nieto, d Hillsman Ángeles Zorrilla, Diego Ángeles Romero

“…Results: In decreasing order it was found: S. negative mannitol (15.9 ± 12.9); yeast fungi (10.3 ± 8.2); S. aureus (9.1 ± 5.9); mold type fungi (1.6 ± 3.1) and enterobacteria (1.2 ± 1.3). …”
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Combined Effects of Humic Acid-Modified Magnetic Biochar and AMF on the Properties of Saline-Alkali Soil and Photosynthetic Parameters of Muskmelon by ZHANG Yating, LOU Xueyi, WU Jiarui, LIU Hongyuan, YE Binyu, XIAO Jiamin, LI Jiameng, MIAO Yining, CHEN Xinyan, LIU Yilin, TAN Yuyu, WANG Zhichao, LIU Peng

“…[Objective] To improve humic acid-modified magnetic biochar (HA-MBC) and explore the combined effects of modified biochar and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) on the properties of saline-alkali soils and the growth of muskmelon. …”
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Rare Case of Aspergillus ochraceus Osteomyelitis of Calcaneus Bone in a Patient with Diabetic Foot Ulcers by Farhang Babamahmoodi, Tahereh Shokohi, Fatemeh Ahangarkani, Mojtaba Nabili, Elham Afzalian Ashkezari, Sosan Alinezhad

“…The most common causes of infection which have been reported in these patients are bacteria and fungi such as Candida, Aspergillus, and Rhizopus species. …”
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