The genus Prototheca consists of achlorophyllic algae that are ubiquitous in the
environment and animal intestines. However, this organism has forfeited its photosynthetic …

Protothecosis refers to disease of humans and animals caused by infection with fungus-like,
colourless microalgae of the genus Prototheca. Although protothecosis remains an …

The only algae which are able to inflict disease on humans and other mammals through
active invasion and spread within the host tissues belong to either of two genera: Chlorella …

Algae are important primary colonizers of snow and glacial ice, but hitherto little is known
about their ecology on Iceland's glaciers and ice caps. Due do the close proximity of active …

In 2014, ISHAM formed a new working group:“Medical Phycology: Protothecosis and
Chlorellosis.” The purpose of this working group is to help facilitate collaboration and …

We present a Prototheca wickerhamii wound infection case that failed treatment with
ketoconazole but was cured with amphotericin-B plus tetracycline. The patient was …

Achlorophyllous unicellular microalgae of the genus Prototheca (Trebouxiophyceae,
Chlorophyta) are the only known plants that cause infections in both humans and animals …

Human disseminated protothecosis is a rare infection caused by members of the genus
Prototheca, an achlorophyllic algae always associated with debilitated hosts. The presence …

Species of the genus Prototheca are achlorophyllous algae and ubiquitous in nature, and so
far, six species have been listed in this genus: Prototheca wickerhamii, Prototheca zopfii …

The possibility of using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass
spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) for rapid identification of pathogenic and non-pathogenic …