A study of the growth of Pseudallescheria boydii isolates from sewage sludge and clinical sources on tributyrin, rapeseed oil, biodiesel oil and diesel oil.

The study compared the growth of Pseudallescheria boydii isolates from sewage sludge and from clinical sources on tributyrin, rapeseed oil, biodiesel oil and diesel oil agars. The isolates grew on all substrates tested. The highest growth was observed on rapeseed oil agar, while the lowest on diesel agar.

[A study of the growth and enzymatic activity of Microsporum gypseum and Trichophyton ajelloi isolates from sewage sludge].

The study was to compare growth and enzymatic activity of Microsporum gypseum and Trichophyton ajelloi isolates from sewage sludge. Agar media and the API-ZYM test were used. The isolates showed weak gelatinase, catalase and urease activities and did not produce cellulase, pectate lyase and polygalacturonase.

A comparison of selected media and incubation temperatures for isolation of microscopic fungi from dried medicinal plants.

The study compared selected media and incubation temperatures for isolation of fungi from dried medicinal plants (chamomile, peppermint, lemon balm, St. John's wort and two herbal mixtures). The DG18 medium was found to be the most suitable for characterization of the mycoflora at 25 degrees C.

Lipolytic activity and radial daily growth rate changes during incubation of thermomyces lanuginosus on natural and synthetic fatty substrates.

The aim of the study was to compare lipolytic activity and radial growth rate changes during the incubation of Thermomyces lanuginosus strains on natural (sunflower oil, soybean oil, rapeseed oil, and corn oil) and synthetic (tributyrin, Tween 20, Tween 40, Tween 60, Tween 80, and Tween 81) fatty substrata. The general lipolytic activity index decreased on natural substrata and increased on synthetic substrata during a five-day incubation period. The general daily growth rate changes were found to be similar on both natural and synthetic fatty substrates.

A new PCR-RFLP within the domestic pigeon (Columba livia var. domestica) cytochrome b (MTCYB) gene.

A total of 244 domestic pigeons (Columba livia var. domestica) were genotyped using the PCR-RFLP method. A 999 bp fragment of the MTCYB gene was amplified.