Population of the invasive harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from Pelješac Peninsula, southern Croatia by Piotr Ceryngier, Jerzy Romanowski, Justyna Szymańska, Maja Galanciak, Marta Bardzińska, Mateusz Romanowski

“…The form succinea clearly predominated (90.5% of collected individuals) followed by spectabilis (8.1%) and conspicua (1.4%). The ectoparasitic fungus Hesperomyces virescens, not previously reported from Croatia, was found on the elytron of one H. axyridis individual. …”
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Copper-Catalyzed Hydroboration of Enamides with Bis(pinacolato)diboron: Promising Agents with Antimicrobial Activities by Hamida Jelali, Waleed Koko, Sadeq M. Al-Hazmy, Lamjed Mansour, Jameel Al-Tamimi, Eric Deniau, Mathieu Sauthier, Khaireddine Dridi, Naceur Hamdi

“…Furthermore, the antimicrobial properties of the synthesized compounds were tested against four indicator microorganisms: the two Gram-positive bacteria L. monocytogenes ATCC 1911 and S. aureus ATCC 6538, the Gram-negative bacterium S. typhimurium ATCC 14028, and the fungus C. albicans (ATCC 90028). The MIC values of compounds 5-6 range from 0.312 to 2.5 (μg/mL) against L. monocytogenes, from 2.1 to 0.136 (μg/mL) against S. aureus, and from 0.126 to 0.923 (μg/mL) against S. typhimurium.…”
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ZNAČAJ NACIONALNOG PARKA SJEVERNI VELEBIT U ZAŠTITI PRIRODE S OBZIROM NA GLJIVE by Neven Matočec, Ivana Kušan, Dušan Mrvoš

“…Zbog svoje raznolikosti i specifičnosti, NP Sjeverni Velebit može se označiti kao Područje važno za gljive - Important Fungus Area (IFA).…”
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Cladophialophora bantiana Cerebral Phaeohyphomycosis Complicated by Pulmonary Nocardiosis: A Tale of Two Infections by Muhammad Farhan Khaliq, Rayan E. Ihle, Christopher P. Schirtzinger

“…Cladophialophora bantiana, a melanized neurotropic fungus, is the most commonly reported agent of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis. …”
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Ancient host-pathogen associations maintained by specificity of chemotaxis and antibiosis. by Nicole M Gerardo, Sarah R Jacobs, Cameron R Currie, Ulrich G Mueller

“…Here, we show that parasitic fungal species in the genus Escovopsis, which attack and consume the fungi cultivated by fungus-growing ants, are attracted to their hosts via chemotaxis. …”
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Combination of metagenomic next-generation sequencing and morphology for identifying Coccidioides immitis: a case report by Hong Liu, Kaixin Zhou, Chaoran Zhong, Ming Guan

“…Coccidioidomycosis is a systemic infection caused by the dimorphic fungus Coccidioides spp., endemic to the Southwestern United States and Central and South America. …”
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STUDY OF Bacillus licheniformis BACTERIA AS A BIO-CONTROL AGENT IN REDUCING AFLATOXIN B1 TOXICITY IN DRIED GRAPE SAMPLES by H. Z. Hussein, E. K. Abdul-Karim, M. I. Alghannoum

“…The isolation results the fungus A. flavus was the most frequent and appeared in the samples, reaching 54.5 and 44.4%, respectively. …”
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IL-22 and IDO1 affect immunity and tolerance to murine and human vaginal candidiasis. by Antonella De Luca, Agostinho Carvalho, Cristina Cunha, Rossana G Iannitti, Lucia Pitzurra, Gloria Giovannini, Antonella Mencacci, Lorenzo Bartolommei, Silvia Moretti, Cristina Massi-Benedetti, Dietmar Fuchs, Flavia De Bernardis, Paolo Puccetti, Luigina Romani

“…We evaluated resistance and tolerance to the fungus in experimental and human vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) as well as in recurrent VVC (RVVC). …”
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Bioactivity of Root Endophytic Freshwater Hyphomycetes Anguillospora longissima (Sacc. & Syd.) Ingold by S. C. Sati, Lokendra Singh

“…Antimicrobial activity was assessed by measuring the zone of inhibition with preliminary and secondary antimicrobial assays. The applied fungus was found significant for all tested bacterial strains as showen by their zone of inhibition. …”
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Potential of ethyl acetate and methanol extract from Eupatorium odoratum and Morinda citrifolia plants as Fusarium Oxysporum fungicide by Puspitasari Etika Dyah, Ma’rifah Destri Ratna, Matsjeh Sabirin

“…The results of the research show that methanol extract and ethyl acetate extract of Morinda citrifolia have potential as biofungicides for the fungus Fusarium oxysporum. The root of Eupatorium odoratum and the fruit of Morinda citrifolia ethyl acetate extract at a concentration of 80% is optimum inhibiting the growth of Fusarium oxysporum.…”
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Prevalence of Dermatophytic Infection and the Spectrum of Dermatophytes in Patients Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Gebreabiezgi Teklebirhan, Adane Bitew

“…Further intensive epidemiological studies of ring worm fungus induced dermatophytosis which have public health significance are needed.…”
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Spectroscopic, Thermal, Electrochemical, and Antimicrobial Studies of Mononuclear Manganese(II) Ditolyldithiophosphates by Ruchi Khajuria, Atiya Syed, Sandeep Kumar, Sushil K. Pandey

“…Antimicrobial screening of the complexes against gram negative bacteria E. coli, K. pneumonia, and P. aeruginosa and fungus S. rolfsii has shown potential bioactivity.…”
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The Effectiveness of Ginger Rhizome Extract to Inhibit the Growth of Sclerotium rolfsii in Peanut In-vitro by Syafitri Syafitri, Eri Sulyanti, Arneti Arneti, Fradilla Swandi

“… Sclerotium rolfsii is a fungus that causes stem rot disease in peanuts which causes losses of up to 59%. …”
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Cytomegalovirus Uveitis with Hypopyon Mimicking Bacterial Endophthalmitis by Atsushi Yoshida, Hiroto Obata, Hidetoshi Kawashima

“…The best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of the left eye was counting fingers and the intraocular pressure (IOP) was 20 mmHg. Bacterial and fungus culture of the aqueous humor revealed no infection. …”
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HPLC Quantification of Cytotoxic Compounds from Aspergillus niger by Paula Karina S. Uchoa, Leandro Bezerra de Lima, Antonia T. A. Pimenta, Maria da Conceição F. de Oliveira, Jair Mafezoli, Mary Anne S. Lima

“…A high-performance liquid chromatography method was developed and validated for the quantification of the cytotoxic compounds produced by a marine strain of Aspergillus niger. The fungus was grown in malt peptone dextrose (MPD), potato dextrose yeast (PDY), and mannitol peptone yeast (MnPY) media during 7, 14, 21, and 28 days, and the natural products were identified by standard compounds. …”
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The Effect of Trichoderma spp. on the Composition of Volatile Secondary Metabolites and Biometric Parameters of Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) by E. Gębarowska, M. Pytlarz-Kozicka, J. Nöfer, J. Łyczko, M. Adamski, A. Szumny

“…There was also an increased root colonization by the fungus Trichoderma spp., limiting the number of phytopathogenic fungi from genus Fusarium observed.…”
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Two Case Presentations Infected by Trichosporon asahii and Treated with Voriconazole Successfully by Hikmet Gulsah Tanyildiz, Sule Yesil, Sule Toprak, Mehmet Onur Candir, Gurses Sahin

“…Trichosporon asahii is an opportunistic fungus that causes infections in immunosuppressed patients. …”
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Comparative transcriptome analysis in two contrasting genotypes for Sclerotinia sclerotiorum resistance in sunflower. by Mingzhu Zhao, Bing Yi, Xiaohong Liu, Dexing Wang, Dianxiu Song, Enyu Sun, Liangji Cui, Jingang Liu, Liangshan Feng

“…Sclerotinia sclerotiorum as a necrotrophic fungus causes the devastating diseases in many important oilseed crops worldwide. …”
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Clinical isolates of Candida auris with enhanced adherence and biofilm formation due to genomic amplification of ALS4. by Jian Bing, Zhangyue Guan, Tianhong Zheng, Zhijie Zhang, Shuru Fan, Craig L Ennis, Clarissa J Nobile, Guanghua Huang

“…A unique morphological feature of this fungus is its multicellular aggregating phenotype, which has been thought to be associated with defects in cell division. …”
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Evaluation of soursop (Annona muricata linn) leaf extract as a preventative measure against flies contamination in salted fish by Rinto Rinto, Dian Nugroho Gama, Sari Yulia, Arisviani Aulia

“…The sensory analysis showed that soursop leaf extract treatment did not significantly affect the appearance, taste, texture, and the presence of fungus on salted fish. However, it did have a noticeable effect on the smell and color of fish.…”
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