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Introduction to Mycology
The term mycology is used for the study of fungi. The term fungi came from the Greek word ‘mykos’ which pertains to mushroom. Fungi belong to...
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Automation Technique in Medical Mycology
The automated system presently are in their budding phase in diagnosis of fungal disease as most of them providing identification of yeast along with...
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Microbial DNA Testing
Microbiology is the study of microorganisms, which are tiny organisms that are typically invisible to the naked eye. These include bacteria, viruses,...
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Quality assessment of malaria microscopic diagnosis at the Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital of Dakar, Senegal, in 2020
BackgroundFollowing WHO guidelines, microscopy is the gold standard for malaria diagnosis in endemic countries. The Parasitology-Mycology laboratory...
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Forensic Biology
The field of forensic biology is an ever-evolving and constantly developing field. It utilizes knowledge of biological concepts and practical...
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Low diagnostic performance of thick blood smears of 50 µl in comparison with direct examination of 10 µl blood and the leukoconcentration technique of 5ml blood among loiasis-suspected patients with low microfilaremia in Gabon, Central Africa, using the STARD-BLCM guidelines
BackgroundThe aim of this study was to determine performance indicators of thick blood smears of 50 µl (TBS-50), following the Standards for the...
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Introduction and History of Microbiology
Medical microbiology is a branch of microbiology that deals with the study of microorganisms including bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites of...
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The Interplay Between Neutral and Adaptive Processes Shapes Genetic Variation During Candida Species Evolution
Purpose of ReviewCandida species are an important cause of both superficial and life-threatening systemic fungal infections. Historically, their...
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Genomic investigation of atypical malaria cases in Kanel, northern Senegal
BackgroundThe diagnosis of malaria cases in regions where the malaria burden has decreased significantly and prevalence is very low is more...
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Textbook of Microbiology and Immunology
The fourth edition of “Textbook of Microbiology and Immunology” is an extensively revised edition , a healthy mixture of the old and the new...
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Diagnosis of invasive fungal infections: challenges and recent developments
BackgroundThe global burden of invasive fungal infections (IFIs) has shown an upsurge in recent years due to the higher load of immunocompromised...
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Obstacles of Conventional to Automation in Clinical Microbiology
Automation is the technology that makes it possible for a process or procedure to be used without human involvement. Many of the automated procedures...
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Application of Nanoparticles to Invasive Fungal Infections
The present chapter provides an overview of the applications of nanoparticles in Medical Mycology. Nanoparticles possess sizes between 1 and 400 nm...
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Psychedelic Naturalism and Interspecies Alliance: Views from the Emerging Do-It-Yourself Mycology Movement
Do-it-yourself (DIY) mycology is a movement that has emerged in the last decade in North America. DIY mycologists specialize in easy and accessible...
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Unveiling Blastocystis epidemiology in Morocco: subtype diversity among clinical patients with and without gastrointestinal manifestations in the Meknes region
Blastocystis is an intestinal protist frequently identified in humans and other animals, though its clinical significance remains controversial. This...
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Nanomedicine for the Treatment of Vaginal Candidiasis
About 75% of women suffer from vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) once during their reproductive age, and if not cured correctly can lead to severe...
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Comparison of fungal and bacterial keratitis between tropical and subtropical Taiwan: a prospective cohort study
BackgroundFungal keratitis (FK) has been shown to be a climate-sensitive disease. The differentiation between FK from bacterial keratitis (BK) was...
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Quantifying the Mechanical Properties of Yeast Candida albicans Using Atomic Force Microscopy-based Force Spectroscopy
Fungi can adapt to a wide range of environmental stresses in the wild and host milieu by employing their plastic genome and great diversity in...
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Molecular Characterization of Spirometra erinaceieuropaei from Jungle Cat (Felis chaus) in North of Iran
PurposeThe aim of this study is to conduct a molecular characterization of Spirometra tapeworm from jungle cat ( Felis chaus) in Guilan Province,...
