Abstract Reefs in the Florida Keys are experiencing a dramatic increase in the number of
localities and number of species with coral disease. In extensive surveys from Key Largo to …

In the Caribbean, the fungus Aspergillus sydowii is currently causing an epizootic among
sea fan corals (Gorgonia spp.). To elucidate potential factors that may have facilitated the …

The cell wall is the major fungal structure involved in the interaction with the host and most of
the immunological effects observed with intact fungal cells have been reproduced with cell …

Aspergillus sydowii is a mesophilic soil saprobe that is a food contaminant as well as a
human pathogen in immune-compromised patients. The biological fabrication of silica and …

The early diagnosis of mycoses is important for the institution of an effective antifungal
therapy. Detection of antibodies against crude antigenic extracts is one of the standard …

The effect of germ tube induction on the antigenic variability in C. albicans was studied in
strains from blood cultures (Group I) and superficial candidiasis (Group II). When compared …

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The growing neutropenic patient population provides an ideal target for opportunistic fungal
infections. Several effective antifungal drugs are toxic at high doses and contraindicated for …