Pseudallescheria/Scedosporium species are medically important fungi that are present in
soil and human impacted areas and capable of causing a wide spectrum of diseases in …

Objectives: This review aimed to better depict the clinical features and address the issue of
therapeutic management of Trichosporon deep-seated infections. Methods: We …

The physiological patterns, the sequence polymorphisms of the internal transcriber spacer
(ITS), and intergenic spacer regions (IGS) of the rRNA genes and the antifungal …

The oral cavity serves as a nutrient-rich haven for over 600 species of microorganisms.
Although many are essential to maintaining the oral microbiota, some can cause oral …

A wide variety of fungi have demonstrated the ability to colonize surfaces and form biofilms.
Most studies on fungal biofilms have focused on Candida albicans and more recently …

Treatment of disseminated Trichosporon infections still remains difficult. Amphotericin B
frequently displays inadequate fungicidal activity and echinocandins have no meaningful …

Candida tropicalis is a common species related to nosocomial candidemia and candiduria.
Most Candida spp. infections are associated with biofilm formation on implanted medical …

The reevaluation of the genus Trichosporon has led to the replacement of the old taxon
Trichosporon beigelii by six new species. Sequencing of the ribosomal DNA (rDNA) …

The incidence of fungal infections has increased significantly over the past decades. Very
often these infections are associated with biofilm formation on implanted biomaterials and/or …

Worldwide, the number of infections caused by biofilm-forming fungal pathogens is very
high. In human medicine, there is an increasing proportion of immunocompromised patients …