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Open AccessCorrection to: Cutaneous protothecosis in a dog successfully treated with oral itraconazole in pulse dosing
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Open AccessCutaneous protothecosis in a dog successfully treated with oral itraconazole in pulse dosing
Protothecosis is a rare infectious disease caused by unicellular, achlorophyllous, microalgae of the genus Prototheca, ubiquitously distributed in nature. The algae are emerging pathogens, whose incidence is incr...
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Open AccessCobalamin is present in cells of non-tuberculous mycobacteria, but not in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Cobalamin (vitamin B12) is a structurally complex molecule that acts as a cofactor for enzymes and regulates gene expression through so-called riboswitches. The existing literature on the vitamin B12 synthesis...
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Open AccessA first insight into the genome of Prototheca wickerhamii, a major causative agent of human protothecosis
Colourless microalgae of the Prototheca genus are the only known plants that have consistently been implicated in a range of clinically relevant opportunistic infections in both animals and humans. The Prototheca
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Protothecosis in Dogs and Cats—New Research Directions
Protothecosis refers to disease of humans and animals caused by infection with fungus-like, colourless microalgae of the genus Prototheca. Although protothecosis remains an uncommon infection, increasing numbers ...
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Open AccessPrevalence of Malassezia species on the skin of HIV-seropositive patients
Malassezia is a genus of lipophilic yeasts residing on the skin of warm-blooded animals. The correlation between specific species and their involvement in skin diseases has been well researched. However, only ver...
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Open AccessSubspecies-specific sequence detection for differentiation of Mycobacterium abscessus complex
Mycobacterium abscessus complex (MABC) is a taxonomic group of rapidly growing, nontuberculous mycobacteria that are found as etiologic agents of various types of infections. They are considered as emerging human...
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Open AccessMolecular ty** of Mycobacterium kansasii using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and a newly designed variable-number tandem repeat analysis
Molecular epidemiological studies of Mycobacterium kansasii are hampered by the lack of highly-discriminatory genoty** modalities. The purpose of this study was to design a new, high-resolution fingerprinting m...
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Open AccessAn optimized method for high quality DNA extraction from microalga Prototheca wickerhamii for genome sequencing
The complex cell wall structure of algae often precludes efficient extraction of their genetic material. The purpose of this study was to design a next-generation sequencing-suitable DNA isolation method for u...
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Open AccessRapid Assays for Specific Detection of Fungi of Scopulariopsis and Microascus Genera and Scopulariopsis brevicaulis Species
Fungi of Scopulariopsis and Microascus genera cause a wide range of infections, with S. brevicaulis being the most prevalent aetiological agent of mould onychomycosis. Proper identification of these pathogens req...
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Erratum to: Lmo0171, a Novel Internalin-Like Protein, Determines Cell Morphology of Listeria monocytogenes and Its Ability to Invade Human Cell Lines
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Open AccessLmo0171, a Novel Internalin-Like Protein, Determines Cell Morphology of Listeria monocytogenes and Its Ability to Invade Human Cell Lines
Internalins comprise a class of Listeria monocytogenes proteins responsible for activation of signalling pathways leading to phagocytic uptake of the bacterium by the host cell. In this paper, a possible role of ...
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Open AccessCytotoxicity of purified listeriolysin O on mouse and human leukocytes and leukaemia cells
Listeriolysin O (LLO) is the main virulence factor of Listeria monocytogenes and facilitates the intracellular survival of the pathogen. Some of its characteristics endorse the growing popularity of LLO for use i...
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Open AccessDistribution of Malassezia species on the skin of patients with atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, and healthy volunteers assessed by conventional and molecular identification methods
The Malassezia yeasts which belong to the physiological microflora of human skin have also been implicated in several dermatological disorders, including pityriasis versicolor (PV), atopic dermatitis (AD), and ps...
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Increase in Resistance to Fluconazole and Itraconazole in Trichophyton rubrum Clinical Isolates by Sequential Passages In Vitro under Drug Pressure
Trichophyton rubrum, an anthropophilic dermatophyte fungus, is the predominant causative agent of superficial skin infections in human population. There are only scanty reports on drug susceptibi...
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Open AccessStability of Tandemly Repetitive Subelement PCR Patterns in Trichophyton rubrum over Serial Passaging and with Respect to Drug Pressure
Trichophyton rubrum is the most significant agent of dermatomycoses worldwide, primarily causing tinea pedis and tinea unguium. PCR analysis of tandemly repetitive subelements (TRS) within the rD...
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Effect of Different Heat Treatments and Disinfectants on the Survival of Prototheca zopfii
Bovine mastitis caused by the yeast-like alga Prototheca zopfii represents a serious veterinary problem and may result in heavy economic losses to particular dairy farms. The purpose of this study was to evaluate...
