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Identification of Fungal Pathogens in Otomycosis and Their Drug Sensitivity: Our Experience

Abstract Introduction Otomycosis is a common problem in otolaryngology practice. However, we usually encounter some difficulties in its treatment because many patients show resistance to antifungal agents, and present high recurrence rate. Objectives To determine the fungal pathogens that cause otomyco...

Molecular cloning and biochemical characterization of an α-amylase family from Aspergillus niger

Background: α-Amylase is widely used in the starch processing, food and paper industries, hydrolyzing starch, glycogen and other polysaccharides into glucose, maltose and oligosaccharides. An α-amylase gene family from Aspergillus niger CBS513.88 encode eight putative α-amylases. The differences and s...

Biochemical characterization of three Aspergillus niger β-galactosidases

Background: β-Galactosidases catalyze both hydrolytic and transgalactosylation reactions and therefore have many applications in food, medical, and biotechnological fields. Aspergillus niger has been a main source of β-galactosidase, but the properties of this enzyme are incompletely studied. Results: ...

Highly efficient enzymatic preparation of isomalto-oligosaccharides from starch using an enzyme cocktail

Background: Current commercial production of isomalto-oligosaccharides (IMOs) commonly involves a lengthy multistage process with low yields. Results: To improve the process efficiency for production of IMOs, we developed a simple and efficient method by using enzyme cocktails composed of the recombinant...

The use of chitosan in protecting wooden artifacts from damage by mold fungi

Electron. j. biotechnol; 19 (6), 2016
Background: Many buildings in Egypt e.g. museums, mosques and churches, do not possess controlled environments for minimizing the risks of damage of wooden artifacts due to the growth of fungi. Fungal damage usually appears as change in wood color, appearance of stains, and sometimes deformation of woode...

Surface response methodology for the optimization of lipase production under submerged fermentation by filamentous fungi

Braz. j. microbiol; 47 (2), 2016
Abstract A Plackett–Burman Factorial Design of 16 experiments was conducted to assess the influence of nine factors on the production of lipases by filamentous fungi. The factors investigated were bran type (used as the main carbon source), nitrogen source, nitrogen source concentration, inducer, i...

Primary cutaneous aspergillosis and idiopathic bone marrow aplasia

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (3), 2016
Abstract: We describe the case of a 9-year-old boy with idiopathic bone marrow aplasia and severe neutropenia, who developed skin ulcers under cardiac monitoring electrodes. The diagnosis of primary cutaneous aspergillosis was made after the second biopsy and culture. Imaging investigation did not reveal...

Aspergillus niger – a possible new etiopathogenic agent in Tinea capitis? Presentation of two cases

Braz. j. infect. dis; 20 (3), 2016
Abstract Tinea capitis is generally considered as the most frequent fungal infection in childhood, as it accounts for approximately 92% of all mycosis in children. The epidemiology of this disease varies widely ranging from antropophillic, zoophilic, and geophillic dermatophytes, as the main causative ag...

Efecto de las diferentes fuentes de polifenoles sobre la eficiencia de liberación de ácido elágico por Aspergillus niger
Effect of different polyphenol sources on the efficiency of ellagic acid release by Aspergillus niger

Rev. argent. microbiol; 48 (1), 2016
Fungal hydrolysis of ellagitannins produces hexahydroxydiphenic acid, which is considered an intermediate molecule in ellagic acid release. Ellagic acid has important and desirable beneficial health properties. The aim of this work was to identify the effect of different sources of ellagitannins on the e...

Copper-induced adaptation, oxidative stress and its tolerance in Aspergillus niger UCP1261

Electron. j. biotechnol; 18 (6), 2015
Background The effects of exposure to copper, during growth, on the production of biomass, total protein, catalase, glutathione-S transferase, glutathione peroxidase, peroxidase, polyphosphate, acid and alkaline phosphatases, ultrastructure and the ability to remove this metal from Aspergillus niger, obt...