Sphingosines, or sphingoids, are a family of naturally occurring long‐chain hydrocarbon
derivatives sharing a common 1, 3‐dihydroxy‐2‐amino‐backbone motif. The majority of …

Among viral, bacterial, and fungal diseases, the latter are the only branch of infectious
diseases without a vaccine for any of their causative agents. This is at odds with a disease …

Sažetak Antifungal activities of fluid extract and essential oil obtained from anise fruits
Pimpinella anisum L.(Apiaceae) were tested in vitro on clinical isolates of seven species of …

We have cloned and characterized the Aspergillus fumigatus cpcA gene encoding the
transcriptional activator of the cross‐pathway control system of amino acid biosynthesis …

Aspergillus fumigatus is a mold that causes a spectrum of diseases, including lethal lung
infections in immunocompromised humans and allergic asthma in atopic individuals. T …

The frequency of severe systemic fungal diseases has increased in the last few decades.
The clinical use of broad spectrum antibacterial drugs and immunosuppressive agents after …

Invasive fungal infections are some of the most life-threatening infectious diseases in the
hospital setting. In industrialized countries, the most common fungal species isolated from …

Beyond their function as structural barriers, plant cell walls are essential elements for the
adaptation of plants to environmental conditions. Cell walls are dynamic structures whose …

Mycoses are still one of the most problematic illnesses worldwide, especially affecting
immunocompromised individuals. The development of novel antifungal drugs is becoming …

Recent estimates of the global burden of fungal disease suggest that that their incidence has
been drastically underestimated and that mortality may rival that of malaria or tuberculosis …