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Análisis fitoquímico preliminar y actividad antifúngica In vitro del extracto etanólico de las hojas de Solanum hispidum pers. Colectadas en la localidad Obraje - Perú

RESUMEN Objetivo . Analizar y determinar la actividad antifúngica in vitro del extracto etanólico de las hojas de Solanum hispidum Pers. Materiales y métodos . Se realizó el análisis fitoquímico preliminar cualitativo mediante reacciones de color y precipitación. Se investigó la actividad antif...

Hongos anamorfos biodegradan los libros del Área Histórica de la Universidad Central del Ecuador (UCE)

Determinamos los géneros de hongos anamorfos que contaminan los libros del área de cuarentena y limpieza, dentro del Área Histórica de la Universidad Central del Ecuador (UCE). Realizamos un hisopado aleatorio a una muestra representativa de 50 de estos libros de acuerdo a una Tabla militarizada est...

Feohifomicosis por Exserohilum rostratum en un paciente pediátrico con leucemia linfoblástica aguda postransplante de médula ósea

Rev. argent. microbiol; 52 (3), 2020
Resumen El género Exserohilum corresponde a hongos dematiáceos, la mayoría fitopatógenos, saprobios, de los cuales solo tres especies serían patógenas para el hombre: Exserohilum rostratum, Exserohilum longirostratum y Exserohilum mcginnisii. Se han reportado infecciones localizadas y sistémicas c...

Alternative substrates for conidiogenesis of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana (Bals) Vuillemin (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes)

Braz. j. biol; 80 (1), 2020
Abstract Beauveria bassiana is a promising fungus for the biological control of insect pests. The growing costs of conidia production have raised the need to ascertain the efficiency of some low cost substrates. The aim of this study was to analyze the potential use of different raw substrates without nu...

Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis due to cladophialophora bantiana: a first case report in an immunocompetent patient in Latin America and a brief literature review

Abstract We report a rare case of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Cladophialophora bantiana in an immunocompetent patient in Amazonas, Brazil. This dematiaceous fungus has been mainly associated with life-threatening infections affecting the central nervous systems of immunosuppressed patients. ...

Essential oils of Tahiti lemon and cinnamon bark in control of storage fungi and the physiological and sanitary quality of beans

Arq. Inst. Biol; 86 (), 2019
With the objective to evaluate the efficiency of essential oils of Citrus latifolia (Tahiti lemon) and Cinnamomum zeylanicum (cinnamon bark) in the control of plant pathogens Penicillium sp. and Aspergillus sp. and the quality of the bean seeds, two experiments were conducted. In the first one, the effec...

Identificación de las especies de Candida en las infecciones sanguíneas
Characterization of Candida species in blood stream infections

Introducción: La candidemia se convirtió en una infección importante del torrente sanguíneo que se asocia frecuentemente con índices elevados de mortalidad y morbilidad. Las especies de Candida generan del 70% al 80% de las infecciones micóticas invasivas del torrente sanguíneo y son la cuarta cau...

Antimycobacterial and antimalarial activities of endophytic fungi associated with the ancient and narrowly endemic neotropical plant Vellozia gigantea from Brazil

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 112 (10), 2017
BACKGROUND Endophytic fungi, present mainly in the Ascomycota and Basidiomycota phyla, are associated with different plants and represent important producers of bioactive natural products. Brazil has a rich biodiversity of plant species, including those reported as being endemic. Among the endemic Brazi...

In vitro susceptibility of nematophagous fungi to antiparasitic drugs: interactions and implications for biological control

Braz. j. biol; 77 (3), 2017
Abstract The fast anthelmintic resistance development has shown a limited efficiency in the control of animal's endoparasitosis and has promoted research using alternative control methods. The use of chemicals in animal anthelmintic treatment, in association with nematophagous fungi used for biological c...

Manejo químico da ferrugem asiática da soja, baseado em diferentes métodos de monitoramento

O objetivo do trabalho foi determinar o momento ideal da aplicação dos fungicidas de ação preventiva, (Opera + Assist)* e (PrioriXtra + Nimbus)*, baseado na detecção inicial de primeiros esporos associado às condições ambientais, monitoramento climático e monitoramento convencional (após a det...