• The Korean Journal of Mycology
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.253-256
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• 1986

Chromosome numbers were studied for three species of the genus Fusarium from observation of vegetative nuclear division in hyphae with aid of Giemsa-HCl techniques. It was confirmed that observation on the nuclear division could best be made at the growing hyphal tip and near the cells. The general shape of chromosome was dot-like form. The results confirmed that the chromsome number in n=8 in F. solani and F. moniliforme, and n=6 in F. cocophilum.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.167-170
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• 2008

A fungal strain BCP, which parasitizes Botrytis cinerea gray mold pathogen, was isolated and identified as Acremonium strictum. BCP strain overgrew the colonies of B. cinerea and caused severe lysis of the host hyphae. Frequent penetration and hyphal growth of A. strictum BCP inside the mycelia of B. cinerea were observed under light microscopy. In addition, some morphological abnormalities such as granulation and vacuolation of the cytoplasm were observed in mycelia and spores of B. cinerea. In dual culture test, A. strictum BCP strongly inhibited the mycelial growth of several plant pathogenic fungi as well as B. cinerea. To our knowledge, this is the first report on mycoparasitism of Acremonium species on B. cinerea.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.280-285
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• 1990

Biotransformation of progesterone to 11 $\alpha$ -hydroxyprogesterone by growing cells of Rhizopus nigricans was investigated. As the concentration of progesterone increased, the specific growth rate of R. nigricans decreased linearly, and consequently the conversion yield lowered. The hyphae of the microorganism were observed to become thicker, shorter, and more densely branched at high concentrations of progesterone. In order to improve the process productivity, biotransformation was conducted with continuous addition of progesterone. When the substrate was added continuously at a rate of 0.86 g/hr for 30 hrs, overall conversion yield reached upto 56% while a single addition of the same amount of progesterone yielded about 40% eonversion. When additional feeding of glucose was carried out upon its depletion, an improved br'oconversion yield upto 68% was obtained.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.185-189
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• 2013

Corticosteroid (budesonide) nebulizer therapy is commonly performed. Its side effects have been considered as being safe or ignorable. The authors present a case of esophageal candidiasis in a healthy female adolescent who was treated with budesonide nebulizer therapy a few times for a cough during the previous winter season. This child presented with dysphagia and epigastric pain for 1 month. Esophageal endoscopy showed a whitish creamy pseudomembrane and erosions on the esophageal mucosa. Pathologic findings showed numerous candidal hyphae. She did not show any evidence of immunodeficiency, clinically and historically. The esophageal lesion did not resolve naturally. The esophageal lesion completely improved with the antifungal therapy for 2 weeks; the symptoms disappeared, and the patient returned to normal health. It is important that frequent esophageal exposure to topical corticosteroids application can cause unexpected side effects.

• Korean Journal of Veterinary Service
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.73-76
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• 2012

A female slaty-backed gull (Larus schistisagus) died suddenly without apparent clinical signs. At necropsy, well demarcated 7 to 10 mm yellow to white nodules were presented at the lungs and thoracic cavity. Microscopically, multifocal necrotic granulomas were observed in the lung tissue and amorphous acidophilic fibrin were accumulated in the granuloma and normal alveolar space. Periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) staining demonstrated numerous pinkish red branched hyphae embedded in the center of these granulomas. According to fungal culture using Sabouraud's dextrose agar plate, Aspergillus fumigatus was isolated from lung lesions. This is the first report for pulmonary aspergillosis of wild slaty-backed gull in Korea.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.475-481
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• 2001

Sequences of ribosomal internal transcribed spaces (ITS) obtained from two Antrobia species and two related species were compared to investigate intrageneric and intergeneric phylogenetic relationships of Antrodia. The results showed that Antrodia species causing a brown rot in wood did not form a monophyletic clade and were separated into three distinct groups. Antrodia gossypina and A. vaillantii formed a clade having rhizomorphs as a homologous character. Antrodia serialis, A. sinuosa, and A. malicola formed a group together with Daedalea, Fomitopsis, and Postia species with brown rot habit. Antrodia xantha with a trimitic hyphal system and amyloid skeletal hyphae formed another distinct clade form other Antrodia species. The Antrodia species were separated from white rot genera such as Antrodiella, Diplomitoporus, Junghuhnia, and Steccherinum, indicating the phylogenetic importance of the rot type in the classification of the Polyporaceae.

• Mycobiology
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.154-159
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• 2001

Natural sclerotium formation in two species of Curvularia was observed. The sclerotia were spherical to elongated. The scanning electron microscopical observations of sclerotia revealed that the sclerotia were of two distinct layers of cells, outer loosely woven hyphae and inner contact layer of cells. Different lights, viz. red, blue, green, fluorescent or addition of culture filtrate of Sclerotium rolfsii in the medium did not affect sclerotium formation.

• Korean Journal of Veterinary Pathology
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.21-22
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• 2001

A case of Aspergillosis is reported in a 12-day-old chick. The chick died with clinical signs such as dyspnea, gasping, and accelerated breathing. At necropsy, small white caseous nodules (approximately 1 mm in diameter) scattered throughout lung tissue. Upon H&I staining, multiple granulomas were observed in tertialy bronchi. Lesions consisted of central area of necrosis surrounded by macrophages, giant cells, lymphocytes, and some fibrous tissues. Hyphae of Aspergillus in the lesion branched into Y type, which was observed by PAS staining for fungus.

• Molecules and Cells
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.271-279
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• 2005

Although macrophages are an important first line of cellular defense, they are unable to effectively kill phagocytosed C. albicans. To determine the physiological basis of this inability, we investigated the alterations of macrophage proteins caused by C. albicans infection. Since the formation of C. albicans hyphae caused cell death, proteins were prepared 3 h after infection and examined by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE). The most prominent changes were in glycolytic enzymes, which could have caused energy depletion of the infected cells. Also changed were proteins involved in maintenance of cellular integrity and NO production. Treatment of the macrophages with either cytochalasin D or taxol did not alter their inability to kill C. albicans. Our results indicate that multiple factors contribute to cell death as the pathogenic form of C. albicans becomes fully active inside macrophage cells.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.69-73
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• 1991

The chromosome of Fusarium species during the vegetatve nuclear divisions in hyphae were observed by use of HCl-Giemsa technique on light microscope. The haploid chromosome number of Fusarium anthophilum 7472 was n=7, n=6 in F. anthophilum 7481 and n=6 in F. oxysporum 7500. The haploid chromosome number was 7 in F. napiforme 6129 and F. napiforme 6144. Those of F. caucasicum F. caucasicum ATCC 18791 and F. aquaeductuum ATCC 15612 were n=5. F. coeruleum ATCC 20088 was n=6, n=8 in F. camptoceras ATCC 16065 and n=7 in F. sambucinum NRRL 13451. From these results and previous papers, it may be concluded that the basic haploid chromosome number of the genus Fusarium is n=4.