(1) For C neoformans var gattii it is postulated that the principal infectious propagule is the basidiospore and that exposure to Eucalyptus camaldulensis, the host tree, is required to initiate infection in man and animals.
(2) Ultrastructure of basidiospores and mycelium of Lenzites saepiaria.
(3) Basidiospores have been underreported in the older studies because of difficulties in their identification.
(4) Aerospora of mushrooms and other woodland fungi, mostly basidiospores, occur in temperature zones in June to November, reaching maximum in August and September in quantities comparable to pollen and mould spores.
(5) RAPD markers also served to verify the creation of a hybrid heterokaryon and to analyze meiotic progeny from this new strain: most of the basidiospores displayed RAPD fingerprints identical to that of the parental heterokaryon, although a few selected slow growers were homoallelic at a number of loci that were heteroallelic in the parent, suggesting that they represented rare homokaryotic basidiospores; crossover events between a RAPD marker locus and its respective centromere appeared to be infrequent.
(6) These procedures help identify P. ostreatus spore allergens and allow a greater degree of standardization in the preparation of allergen extracts from basidiospores for use in diagnosis and therapy of fungal allergy.
(7) The one-step prediction error variance was reduced by 88% for Cladosporium spores and by 98% for basidiospores.
(8) Correlations in the occurrence patterns of arthrospore-forming and non-sporulating colonies with those of Coprinus and 'other basidiospores' (excluding Ganoderma) were noted.
(9) Lipids of the aeciospores and basidiospores of C. fusiforme are compared.
(10) Five of the eight patients demonstrated a significant decrease in FEV1 ranging from 20% to 47% after basidiospore-extract challenge.
(11) Continuous air sampling with a Hirst volumetric spore trap over 3 yr has identified basidiospores of Ganoderma applanatum, a bracket fungus, as the most numerous fungal spores in two southern Ontario locations.
(12) Basidiospores of two strains were mononucleate, and yeast cell clones derived from single basidiospores of these two strains were able to complete the sexual life cycle, thus indicating their primary homothallic nature.
(13) Enzymes of polyol metabolism were studied in basidiospore germination of Schizophyllum commune during periods of in vivo arabitol and mannitol pool depletion (growth on glucose-asparagine) and during their subsequent synthesis (growth on acetate-NH+4).
(14) The basidiospores of the produced fruiting bodies yielded the reference monokaryons necessary for physiological, cytological and genetical studies.
(15) During basidiospore germination on either glucose-NH(3) or glucose-glutamate medium, NADP-GDH increased six- to eightfold in specific activity, whereas NAD-GDH was depressed.
(16) The mutants formed smaller neoplasms, produced fewer teliospores, and showed higher frequencies of meiotic failure and lower rates of basidiospore survival than did the wild-type fungus.
(17) The time required for synthesis of the spore components and the effect of different environmental conditions on basidiospore production were studied in the basidiomycete Schizophyllum commune.
(18) These results demonstrate that basidiospore extracts can induce bronchospasm in subjects with asthma who demonstrate IgE antibodies to basidiospore allergens.
(19) This is true even though in previous studies, 32% of atopic patients with respiratory allergies were skin test reactive to basidiospore extracts.
(20) These are Cladosporium, Basidiospores, Aspergillus, and Alternaria-Penicillin families.
Fungi
Definition:
(n. pl.) See Fungus.
(pl. ) of Fungus
Example Sentences:
(1) The causative organisms included viruses, fungi, and bacteria of both high and low pathogenicity.
(2) Evidence is presented in support of the hypothesis that fresh bat guano serves as a means of pathogenic fungi dissemination in caves.
(3) The most commonly encountered organisms were aerobic bacteria (91%), anaerobes (74%), and fungi (48%).
(4) Over 2 days or more, intracellular fungi grew more rapidly than a corresponding inoculum of extracellular cryptococci growing in tissue culture medium containing human serum.
(5) Although not proved, it seemed likely that the resistance was due to increased natural contact with A. fumigatus or related fungi.
(6) The antibiotic was effective against Gram-positive bacteria, fungi and yeasts, and prolonged the life span of mice bearing Ehrlich ascites carcinoma.
(7) In the present study the specificity of IgA antibodies against food, inhalant, bacterial and fungi antigens were evaluated in a population of HIV infected children.
(8) The occurrence of fungi in tissue specimens from 72 cattle was examined by culture, histopathology and indirect immunofluorescence staining (IIF).
(9) Mattress dusts from the beds of 51 asthmatic children with positive skin tests to house dust mite were assayed for Der p I, Fel d I and certain viable fungi.
(10) Seventy-seven (62%) were caused by bacterial pathogens, 11 (9%) were caused by fungi, 10 (8%) were caused by viruses, five (4%) were caused by mycobacteria, and 22 (18%) were caused by toxins or other organisms.
(11) It is assumed that the dominant fungi may play a part in the etiopathogeny of the bronchial asthma of workers in such silos but investigations should be furthered before reaching a final conclusion.
(12) Among the algae species studied, Falkenbergia rufolanosa is the most active in front of all the fungi tested.
(13) The fungi were classified as susceptible, resistant, and intermediate by measuring the size of the zone of inhibited growth on yeast nitrogen base agar medium.
(14) In the present study, an attempt was made to isolate and identify pathogenic bacteria, fungi and parasites from the housefly Musca domestica collected in the surgical ward of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital and also in a remote residential area located 5 km from the hospital.
(15) Amino acid homology of this region is highest to the mobile line 1 elements of mammals, followed by the mitochondrial type II introns of fungi, and the pol gene of retroviruses.
(16) These two Fungi Imperfecti were able to consume the phenolic compound rapidly and completely.
(17) Forty soil samples from different desert localities in Kuwait were surveyed for keratinophilic and geophilic dermatophytic fungi.
(18) During five separate excursions (1989-90), observations were made of occurrence, harvesting, use, and marketing of psychoactive fungi by local Thai natives (males and females, adults and children), foreign tourists, and German immigrants.
(19) Soils rich in keratinic residues constitute a permanent or occasional reservoir for dermatophytes and keratinolytic and keratinophilic fungi, and are a source of potential infection for man and animals.
(20) The green pigments from the fungi of the genera Trichoderma and Penicillium were partially extracted with formic acid.