Metagenomic sequencing for infectious disease diagnostics is an important tool that holds
promise for use in the clinical laboratory. Challenges for implementation so far include high …

Sensitive, specific, and fast analysis of nucleic acids (NAs) is strongly needed in medicine,
environmental science, biodefence, and agriculture for the study of bacterial contamination …

Scedosporium/Lomentospora fungi are increasingly recognized pathogens. As these fungi
are resistant to many antifungal agents, early diagnosis is essential for initiating targeted …

SUMMARY Although Scedosporium species and Lomentospora prolificans are uncommon
causes of invasive fungal diseases (IFDs), these infections are associated with high mortality …

Summary The Human Genome Project opened an era of (epi) genomic research, and also
provided a platform for the development of new sequencing technologies. During and after …

Identification of the causative infectious agent is essential in the management of infectious
diseases, with the ideal diagnostic method being rapid, accurate, and informative, while …

The undeniable relevance of fungal infections caused by both yeasts and molds has
considerably augmented over the last four decades, becoming a serious health public …

Lomentospora prolificans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen with low susceptibility to
current antifungal drugs. Here, we tested the in vitro susceptibility of 8 drugs against 42 …

Emerging fungal pathogens are a global challenge for humankind. Many efforts have been
made to understand the mechanisms underlying pathogenicity in bacteria, and OMICs …

Even if their impact is often underestimated, yeasts and yeast-like fungi represent the most
prevalent eukaryotic members of microbial communities on Earth. They play numerous roles …