Within the past decade, clinical microbiology laboratories experienced revolutionary
changes in the way in which microorganisms are identified, moving away from slow …

Fungi of the basal lineage order Mucorales are able to cause infections in animals and
humans. Mucormycosis is a well-known, life-threatening disease especially in patients with …

Mucormycosis is an emerging fungal infection worldwide, with devastating disease
symptoms and diverse clinical manifestations. The most important underlying risk factors are …

Compared to the higher fungi (Dikarya), taxonomic and evolutionary studies on the basal
clades of fungi are fewer in number. Thus, the generic boundaries and higher ranks in the …

Rates of growth and reproduction of the pathogens that cause emerging infectious diseases
can be affected by local environmental conditions; these conditions can thus influence the …

Mucorales can cause cutaneous to deep-seated infections, mainly in the
immunocompromised host, resulting in high mortality rates due to late and inefficient …

Lichtheimia species are the second most important cause of mucormycosis in Europe. To
provide broader insights into the molecular basis of the pathogenicity-associated traits of the …

SUMMARY The World Health Organization has established a fungal priority pathogens list
that includes species critical or highly important to human health. Among them is the order …

Iron is a key transition metal required by most microorganisms and is prominently utilised in
the transfer of electrons during metabolic reactions. The acquisition of iron is essential and …

Mucormycosis is a life-threatening fungal infection almost uniformly affecting diabetics in
ketoacidosis or other forms of acidosis and/or immunocompromised patients. Inhalation of …