Strategies for genetic manipulation of the halotolerant black yeast Hortaea werneckii: ectopic DNA integration and marker-free CRISPR/Cas9 transformation by Yainitza Hernandez-Rodriguez, A. Makenzie Bullard, Rebecca J. Busch, Aidan Marshall, José M. Vargas-Muñiz

“…This yeast is also the causative agent of tinea nigra, a superficial mycosis of the palm of the hand and soles of the feet of humans. …”
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Insulin Modulates Paracoccidioides brasiliensis-Induced Inflammation by Restoring the Populations of NK Cells, Dendritic Cells, and B Lymphocytes in Lungs by Felipe Beccaria Casagrande, Sabrina de Souza Ferreira, Fernanda Peixoto Barbosa Nunes, Lavínia Maria Dal’Mas Romera, Suelen Silvana dos Santos, Fernando Henrique Galvão Tessaro, Paula Regina Knox de Souza, Sandro Rogério Almeida, Joilson Oliveira Martins

“…We evaluated the role of insulin in inflammatory parameters in diabetic and nondiabetic mice using a systemic mycosis Paracoccidioides brasiliensis (Pb) model. …”
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IL-31 and IL-8 in Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma: Looking for Their Role in Itch by Maria Abreu, Marta Miranda, Mafalda Castro, Iolanda Fernandes, Renata Cabral, Ana Helena Santos, Sónia Fonseca, João Rodrigues, Magdalena Leander, Catarina Lau, Inês Freitas, Susana Coimbra, Alice Santos-Silva, Margarida Lima

“…The itch associated with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), including Mycosis Fungoides (MF) and Sézary syndrome (SS), is often severe and poorly responsive to treatment with antihistamines. …”
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Genetic diversity and antifungal susceptibilities of environmental Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii species complexes by Mohamed Taha, Yasmine H. Tartor, Rana M Abd Elaziz, Ibrahim Elsohaby

“…Abstract Cryptococcosis is an opportunistic systemic mycosis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii species complexes and is of increasing global importance. …”
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Involvement of the Dectin-1 Receptor upon the Effector Mechanisms of Human Phagocytic Cells against Paracoccidioides brasiliensis by Juliana Carvalho de Quaglia e Silva, Amanda Manoel Della Coletta, Taiane Priscila Gardizani, Graziela Gorete Romagnoli, Ramon Kaneno, Luciane Alarcão Dias-Melicio

“…Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), a systemic mycosis endemic in Latin America, occurs after inhalation of mycelial components of Paracoccidioides spp. …”
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Epidemiological Analysis of Fungal Infection Disease in Pediatric Population: Focus on Hospitalization from 2007 to 2022 in Veneto Region in Italy by Lorenzo Chiusaroli, Claudia Cozzolino, Silvia Cocchio, Mario Saia, Carlo Giaquinto, Daniele Donà, Vincenzo Baldo

“…The more frequent infection was <i>Candida</i> spp. (62.8%), followed by <i>Aspergillus</i> spp. (14.6%) and skin mycosis (9.5%). Overall, the pediatric in-hospital case fatality rate due to FI was 2.09%. …”
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Post Covid-19 Syndromes, The Time line of Covid by Nadia Shams, Zaid Umar, Lubna Meraj, Neelam Ayub, Muhammad Waseem, Kazim Abbas Virk

“…Regarding ENT, sinusitis in 12 and mucor-mycosis 03. Reduced GFR 05 and COVAN 01. New onset diabetes 05, worsened diabetic control 06, bone-demineralization 03 and thyroiditis 01. …”
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Two Cases of Lacaziosis in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Japan by Keiichi Ueda, Ayako Sano, Jyoji Yamate, Eiko Itano Nakagawa, Mitsuru Kuwamura, Takeshi Izawa, Miyuu Tanaka, Yuko Hasegawa, Hiroji Chibana, Yasuharu Izumisawa, Hirokazu Miyahara, Senzo Uchida

“…Lacaziosis, formerly called lobomycosis, caused by Lacazia loboi, is a zoonotic mycosis found in humans and dolphins and is endemic in the countries on the Atlantic Ocean. …”
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Sporothrix brasiliensis Gp70 is a cell wall protein required for adhesion, proper interaction with innate immune cells, and virulence by Leonardo Padró-Villegas, Manuela Gómez-Gaviria, Iván Martínez-Duncker, Luz A. López-Ramírez, José A. Martínez-Álvarez, Gustavo A. Niño-Vega, Héctor M. Mora-Montes

“…Sporothrix brasiliensis is one of the leading etiological agents of sporotrichosis, a cutaneous and subcutaneous mycosis worldwide distributed. This organism has been recently associated with epidemic outbreaks in Brazil. …”
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HDAC10 and its implications in Sézary syndrome pathogenesis by Monika Pieniawska, Karolina Rassek, Bogumiła Skwara, Magdalena Żurawek, Iwona Ziółkowska-Suchanek, Lydia Visser, Monique Lodewijk, Małgorzata Sokołowska-Wojdyło, Małgorzata Sokołowska-Wojdyło, Berenika Olszewska, Roman J. Nowicki, Roman J. Nowicki, Tomasz Stein, Aleksandra Dańczak-Pazdrowska, Adriana Polańska, Marta Szymoniak-Lipska, Natalia Rozwadowska, Katarzyna Iżykowska

“…Two main types of CTCL constitute of Mycosis Fungoides (MF), a more indolent form of the disease, and Sézary syndrome (SS), the aggressive and leukemic variant with blood involvement. …”
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Aspergillus fumigatus extract modulates human eosinophils via NOD2 and oxidative stress by Hisashi Sasaki, Jun Miyata, Yusuke Kawashima, Ryo Konno, Masaki Ishikawa, Yoshinori Hasegawa, Ryuta Onozato, Yo Otsu, Emiko Matsuyama, Keeya Sunata, Katsunori Masaki, Hiroki Kabata, Yoshifumi Kimizuka, Tomoe Abe, Shigeharu Ueki, Koichiro Asano, Akihiko Kawana, Koichi Fukunaga

“…Background: Aspergillus fumigatus is a pathogenic fungus known to be associated with severe asthma and allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis. However, the precise mechanisms underlying airway inflammation remain unclear. …”
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