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Diversity of Native Yeasts Isolated in Brazil and Their Biotechnological Potential for the Food Industry
Purpose of ReviewThis review aims to explore the biotechnological potential of Brazilian yeasts in the food industry. We discuss the potential of...
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Selection of cross-reactive T cells by commensal and food-derived yeasts drives cytotoxic TH1 cell responses in Crohn’s disease
Aberrant CD4 + T cell reactivity against intestinal microorganisms is considered to drive mucosal inflammation in inflammatory bowel diseases. The...
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Antifungal Susceptibility of Yeasts and Filamentous Fungi by CLSI Broth Microdilution Testing
Antifungal susceptibility testing is performed against yeasts and filamentous fungi (molds) for various purposes. In clinical settings, the results...
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Detection of Naganishia albida Yeasts in Dermatological Patients
The yeasts Cryptococcus albidus ( Naganishia albida ) usually occur on natural substrates and rarely are the etiological factor of different mycoses....
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Protocols for Measuring Tolerant and Heteroresistant Drug Responses of Pathogenic Yeasts
The classic definition of antimicrobial susceptibility to antifungal drugs ignores the persistence of subpopulations that survive in the presence of...
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Antifungal Susceptibility Testing and Drug Discovery in the Dimorphic Fungus Histoplasma Capsulatum
The thermal dimorphism of the fungal pathogen Histoplasma is linked to its virulence in mammalian hosts. Mammalian body temperature triggers...
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Multicenter evaluation of the VITEK MS matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization–time of flight mass spectrometry system for identification of bacteria, including Brucella, and yeasts
The use of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry has proven to be rapid and accurate for the...
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Construction of reporter gene assays using CWP and PDR mutant yeasts for enhanced detection of various sex steroids
BackgroundSex steroid hormone receptors are classified into three classes of receptors: estrogen receptors (ER) α and β, androgen receptor (AR), and...
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An alarming rise of non-albicans Candida species and uncommon yeasts in the clinical samples; a combination of various molecular techniques for identification of etiologic agents
ObjectiveYeasts are unicellular microorganisms may cause systemic infection in immunocompromised patients. The aim of this study was to identify...
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Traditional Fermented Products: Potential Origin for Probiotic Strains
Purpose of ReviewThis review highlights the importance of exploring microorganisms with probiotic potential—mainly lactic acid bacteria and...
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Evaluation of CHROMagar™ B. cepacia agar for the detection of Burkholderia cepacia complex species from sputum samples of patients with cystic fibrosis
IntroductionBurkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) are non-fermenting Gram-negative bacteria that can chronically colonize the lungs of people with...
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The Defense Response of the Innate Immune System: Influences of Food Components on the Early Phase of the Immune Response
The complement system is a proteolytic activation cascade with diverse, antimicrobial, and immunoregulatory protein elements. It represents a key...
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Diagnostic test accuracy of an automated device for the MALDI target preparation for microbial identification
The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of the Copan Colibrí™ against the manual preparation of the MALDI targets. We analyzed...
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A Genetically Isolated Population of Saccharomyces bayanus in New Zealand and Australia
AbstractThe genetic relatedness of yeasts in the Saccharomyces bayanus complex has been studied using the methods of molecular and classical...
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The Adaptive Defense Response: Physiological and Pathological Stimulatory Potential of Food Components in the Antigen-Specific Immune Response
Upon prolonged immunogenic stimulation, an antigen-specific adaptive defense response is initiated. The established signaling of the innate defense...
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Fungi
Fungi are eukaryotes in the Opisthokont clade, which also includes animals (metazoans). Most fungi are free-living decomposers of organic matter...
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Marine Microbial Cell Mediated Nanomaterials Synthesis: Prospectus, Current Development and Challenges
Nanoparticles (NPs) have a wide range of applications in various sectors. The NPs synthesis is classified into two basic approaches: top-down and...
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Using Baker’s Yeast to Determine Functions of Novel Wolbachia (and Other Prokaryotic) Effectors
Yeasts are single-celled eukaryotic organisms classified as fungi, mostly in the phylum Ascomycota. Of about 1500 named species, Saccharomyces...
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Into the large ears: otitis externa associated with nematodes, mites, and bacteria in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)
BackgroundThe Asian elephant ( Elephas maximus ), which is an endangered species, harbors several parasites. Among the ectoparasites that it harbors,...
