Mucor
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Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Invasive fungal infections in the paediatric and neonatal population: diagnostics and management issues.

29 Jun 2009 Invasive fungal infections in children appear to have increased over the past few decades. Especially neonates and children with primary and secondary immunodeficiencies are at risk. Candida and Aspergillus spp. are the most commonly isolated ... Read more...

JAAD Grand Rounds quiz. Asymptomatic necrotic ulcer on leg.

29 Jun 2009 Learning objectives: At the conclusion of this learning activity, physician participants should be able to assess their own diagnostic and patient management skills and use the results of this exercise to help determine personal learning needs that ... Read more...

Gamma-linolenic acid production of Mucor rouxii by solid-state fermentation using agricultural by-products.

13 May 2009 AIMS: This study aims to maximize the yield of gamma-linolenic acid by a filamentous fungus, Mucor rouxii, using low cost production by solid-state fermentation. METHODS AND RESULTS: We optimized substrate types and culture conditions including ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Mucor'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Invasive fungal infections in the paediatric and neonatal population: diagnostics and management issues. 29 Jun 2009
• JAAD Grand Rounds quiz. Asymptomatic necrotic ulcer on leg. 29 Jun 2009
• Gamma-linolenic acid production of Mucor rouxii by solid-state fermentation using agricultural by-products. 13 May 2009
• A subunit of protein kinase a regulates growth and differentiation in the fungus Mucor circinelloides. 29 Apr 2009
• Increased virulence of Zygomycetes organisms following exposure to voriconazole: a study involving fly and murine models of zygomycosis. 29 Apr 2009
• [Hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by Mucor species in a cork worker] 16 Apr 2009
• Transcriptional activation increases RNA silencing efficiency and stability in the fungus Mucor circinelloides. 14 Apr 2009
• A comparison of the fungicidal activity of amphotericin B and posaconazole against Zygomycetes in vitro. 30 Mar 2009
• Overexpression of acetyl-CoA carboxylase gene of Mucor rouxii enhanced fatty acid content in Hansenula polymorpha. 3 Mar 2009
• Fungemia and cutaneous zygomycosis due to Mucor circinelloides in an intensive care unit patient: case report and review of literature. 27 Feb 2009
• Glycosynthases enable a highly efficient chemoenzymatic synthesis of N-glycoproteins carrying intact natural N-glycans. 16 Feb 2009
• Unexpected formation of 3-chloro-1-hydroxy-2,6-diarylpiperidin-4-ones: synthesis, antibacterial and antifungal activities. 30 Jan 2009
• Mucor circinelloides as a cause of invasive maxillofacial zygomycosis: an emerging dimorphic pathogen with reduced susceptibility to posaconazole. 24 Jan 2009
• Assessing techniques for disinfecting sites for inserting intravenous catheters into the jugular veins of horses. 8 Jan 2009
• Microbial transformation of dehydroandrographolide by Cunninghamella elegans. 30 Dec 2008
• Endoscopic approach to the infratemporal fossa for treatment of invasive fungal sinusitis. 30 Dec 2008
• A case of remote asymmetric induction in the peptide-catalyzed desymmetrization of a bis(phenol). Dec 2008
• Microbial metabolites of 8-prenylnaringenin, an estrogenic prenylflavanone. 27 Oct 2008
• 4-dihydrotrisporin-dehydrogenase, an enzyme of the sex hormone pathway of Mucor mucedo: purification, cloning of the corresponding gene, and developmental expression. 15 Oct 2008
• Cloning of the Rhizomucor miehei 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase gene and its heterologous expression in Mucor circinelloides. 12 Oct 2008

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Technical information about 'Mucor'

Definition: A genus of zygomycetous fungi of the family Mucoraceae, order Mucorales. It is primarily saprophytic, but may cause MUCORMYCOSIS in man from spores germinating in the lungs.

Descriptor UI: D009089

Alternative terms: Mucor;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; cytology; drug effects; enzymology; genetics; growth & development; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pathogenicity; physiology; radiation effects; ultrastructure; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: B05.300.500.500;

Technical Notes: a zygomycete; infection = MUCORMYCOSIS