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Journal of Fungi, Volume 1, Issue 3

December 2015 - 6 articles

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Articles (6)

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
10,706 Views
25 Pages

10 December 2015

Pathogens reduce immune recognition of their cell surfaces using a variety of inert structural polysaccharides. For example, capsular polysaccharides play critical roles in microbial survival strategies. Capsules are widely distributed among bacteria...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
7,397 Views
13 Pages

The Biological Diversity and Production of Volatile Organic Compounds by Stem-Inhabiting Endophytic Fungi of Ecuador

  • Susan M. Rundell,
  • Daniel J. Spakowicz,
  • Alexandra Narváez-Trujillo and
  • Scott A. Strobel

2 December 2015

Fungal endophytes colonize every major lineage of land plants without causing apparent harm to their hosts. Despite their production of interesting and potentially novel compounds, endophytes—particularly those inhabiting stem tissues—are still a vas...

  • Review
  • Open Access
19 Citations
6,614 Views
17 Pages

Pushing the Limits of MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry: Beyond Fungal Species Identification

  • Cosmeri Rizzato,
  • Lisa Lombardi,
  • Marina Zoppo,
  • Antonella Lupetti and
  • Arianna Tavanti

16 October 2015

Matrix assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight (MALDI-TOF) is a powerful analytical tool that has revolutionized microbial identification. Routinely used for bacterial identification, MALDI-TOF has recently been applied to both yeast and...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,894 Views
22 Pages

15 October 2015

Invasive fungal infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality among solid organ transplant (SOT) and hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients. Transplant patients are at risk for such invasive fungal infections. The most common...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
6,827 Views
13 Pages

The Fungus among Us: Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii Ecological Modeling for Colombia

  • Sunny Mak,
  • Nórida Vélez,
  • Elizabeth Castañeda,
  • Patricia Escandón and
  • Colombian Environmental Study Group

30 September 2015

The environmental isolation of Cryptococcus spp. is typically a difficult undertaking. Collecting samples in the field is costly in terms of travel, personnel time and materials. Furthermore, the recovery rate of Cryptococcus spp. may be very low, th...

  • Review
  • Open Access
59 Citations
7,208 Views
39 Pages

Pneumocystis Pneumonia in Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients

  • Xavier Iriart,
  • Marine Le Bouar,
  • Nassim Kamar and
  • Antoine Berry

28 September 2015

Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is well known and described in AIDS patients. Due to the increasing use of cytotoxic and immunosuppressive therapies, the incidence of this infection has dramatically increased in the last years in patients with other pre...