Candidiasis is one of the most important fungal diseases and generally refers to diseases of the skin or mucosal tissues caused by Candida species. Candida glabrata is an opportunistic human fungal pathogen. Infection with C.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCandida glabrata is an opportunistic fungal pathogen and the second most prevalent species isolated from candidiasis patients. C. glabrata has intrinsic tolerance to antifungal drugs and oxidative stresses and the ability to adhere to mucocutaneous surfaces.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFspecies are common plant and animal pathogens. For humans, there are two dominant species complexes, species complex (FSSC) and species complex (FOSC), which both infect immunocompromised individuals. However, there are few reports related to elasmobranchs infected by species.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFusarium wilt of tomato caused by the ascomycetous fungus f. sp. () is widespread in most tomato planting areas.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFQuaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) are classified as cationic surfactants, and are known for their biocidal activity. However, their modes of action are thus far not completely understood. In this study, we synthesized a gemini QAC, PMT12-BF4 and found that it exerted unsurpassed broad-spectrum antifungal activity against drug susceptible and resistant Candida albicans, and other pathogenic fungi, with a minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) at 1 or 2 μg/mL.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drug with previously unreported antifungal activity was investigated for suitability for use as an anticryptococcal agent. First, we screened a compound library of 1018 FDA-approved drugs against Cryptococcus neoformans. Of 52 drugs possessing anti-Cryptococcus activity, eltrombopag was chosen due to its novel activity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Antimicrob Agents
June 2017
The genus Fusarium comprises many species, including Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium solani, Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium verticillioides, and causes severe infections in plants and humans. In clinical settings, Fusarium is the third most frequent mould to cause invasive fungal infections after Aspergillus and the Mucorales. F.
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