红色毛癣菌和枝孢样枝孢霉混合感染导致银屑病患者甲真菌病1例

目的报道1例银屑病患者出现红色毛癣菌和枝孢样枝孢霉混合感染导致的甲真菌病。方法报告病例,对甲标本进行真菌镜检和培养,对病原菌进行形态学及分子生物学鉴定。结果该病例经临床、真菌镜检和真菌培养鉴定,确诊为红色毛癣菌和枝孢样枝孢霉导致的甲真菌病。病原菌通过菌落和显微镜下形态特征结合rRNA内转录间隔区序列分析证实。结论通过形态学及分子生物学鉴定,证实为真菌红色毛癣菌和枝孢样枝孢霉混合感染导致的甲真菌病。     

Regional Differences in Antifungal Susceptibility of the Prevalent Dermatophyte Trichophyton rubrum

Mycopathologia - In vitro susceptibility testing for Trichophyton rubrum has shown resistance to terbinafine, azoles and amorolfine, locally, but epidemiological cutoffs are not available. In order...     

Evaluation of an Explanted Porcine Skin Model to Investigate Infection with the Dermatophyte Trichophyton rubrum

Mycopathologia - Dermatophytosis is a fungal infection of skin, hair and nails, and the most frequently found causative agent is Trichophyton rubrum. The disease is very common and often recurring,...     

Genotype analysis of the variable internal repeat region in the rRNA gene of Trichophyton tonsurans isolated from Japanese Judo practitioners

Tinea capitis due to Trichophyton tonsurans is currently epidemic among Japanese Judo practitioners. T. tonsurans has seven genotypes in a variable internal repeat (VIR) region of the rRNA gene. All 101 isolates obtained from Japanese Judo practitioners had the identical genotype. This suggests that a specific genotype strain occurs throughout Japan.     

An in vitro study of the photodynamic effect of rose bengal on trichophyton rubrum

Onychomycosis, a fungal infection of the finger or toenails, is predominantly caused by Trichophyton rubrum. Treatment is difficult due to high recurrence rates and problems with treatment compliance. For these reasons, alternative therapies are needed. Here we describe the photoactivation of Rose Bengal (RB) using a green laser (λ = 532 nm) at fluences of 68, 133 and 228 J/cm², and assess its fungicidal activity on T. rubrum spore suspensions. A 140 µM RB solution was able to induce a fungicidal effect on T. rubrum when photosensitized with the fluence of 228 J/cm². RB photosensitization using a green laser provides a potential novel treatment for T. rubrum infections. (© 2014 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Light-independent conidiation in Trichoderma spp.: a novel approach to microcycle conidiation

Microcycle conidiation in Trichoderma hamatum and T. harzianum has been achieved in complete darkness for the first time. The time required for mass conidiation without intervening vegetative growth was decreased to 24 h instead of 6 to 7 days. The conidia produced by microcycle conidiation were viable and had pigmentation and antagonistic behaviour similar to those of the parental stock cultures.N. Khurana, R.K. Saxena, R. Gupta and R.C. Kuhad are with the Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi-110021, India.     

Immunological Studies on Dermatophytes III. Further Analyses of the Reactivities of Neutral Polysaccharides with Rabbit Antisera to Microsporum quinckeanum, Trichophyton schoenleinii, Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton interdigitale, and Trichophyton granulosum

The serological reactivities of polysaccharides isolated from five species of dermatophytes, Microsporum quinckeanum, Trichophyton granulosum, T. interdigitale, T. rubrum, and T. schoenleinii, with rabbit antisera to these species were studied qualitatively by precipitation in gel and quantitatively by complement-fixation analyses. Significant differences in the serological reactivities of the galactomannans I were detected with antisera to T. schoenleinii and T. interdigitale. The differences appeared to be related to the specificity of these antisera for the galactofuranose residues in the polysaccharides. Antisera to M. quinckeanum, T. granulosum, or T. rubrum did not detect differences between the galactomannans I. The serological reactivities of the galactomannans II were different with each of the five antisera. The reactivities of the glucans could be correlated with the amount of alpha 1 --> 6 linked glucopyranose residues when antisera to T. schoenleinii and M. quinckeanum were used.     

家庭内红色毛癣菌病患者间菌株差异性分析

目的用PCR技术比较分离自同一家庭红色毛癣菌病患者的菌株差异性,分析家庭内多发的红色毛癣菌病的致病菌株是家内相互感染,还是家外感染。方法以家庭内多发的皮肤癣菌病患者为研究对象,分离致病菌株并以传统方法鉴定菌种。再分别用随机扩增多态性DNA(RAPD)和巢式PCR特异扩增红色毛癣菌的串联重复亚元件(TRSS:TRS-1/TRS-2)产生的指纹图谱分析种内株间有无差异性。结果纳入实验的16株菌分离自8个家庭,用形态学等方法及种特异引物均鉴定为红色毛癣菌。RAPD显示4个家庭内的菌株间有差异性,TRS-1区PCR指纹图谱显示5个家庭内菌株有株间差异,TRS-2区能鉴定出2个家庭内菌株间有差异。综合各方法共区分出6个家庭内的菌株间有带型差异。结论该研究提示家庭内多发红色毛癣菌病从家外途径感染率高于家内感染。TRS-1区PCR指纹图谱对红色毛癣菌的菌株区分度高于RAPD,更适于红色毛癣菌株间分型。结合多种分子分型方法可最大限度发现不同菌株间的差异。     

Aromatic amino acid biosynthesis in Trichophyton rubrum III. Exogenous studies: Absence of the shikimic acid pathway

Even thoughTrichophyton rubrum is permeable to exogenous shikimic acid, neither shikimic nor quinic acids stimulate the growth of this fungus in a minimal medium deficient in phenylalanine or tyrosine, nor do they serve as substrates for pigmentogenesis in media lacking these amino acids. The respiration of the dermatophyte is unaffected by shikimic or quinic acids and the fungus does not have the capacity to utilize either compound when it is added to the culture medium. Isotope dilution studies with shikimic acid-U-C¹⁴ show that de novo shikimic acid synthesis does not occur. This information supports previous findings that the shikimic acid pathway of aromatic biosynthesis is not involved in the biosynthesis of phenylalanine byTrichophyton rubrum.

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Zusammenfassung ObwohlT. rubrum fur exogene shikimicsäure durchlässig ist, fördern weder Shikimicsäure noch Quinicsäure das Wachstum dieses Pilzes im Falle eines Mangels von Phenykalanine oder Tyrosine, noch dienen sie als Substanzen für Pigmentgenese in Medien ohne diese Aminosäuren. Die Atmung des Pilzes ist durch Shikimicoder Quinicsäure unbeeinflußt und der Pilz ist unfähig, beide Substanzen zu benützen, wenn sie zum Kulturmedium hinzugefügt werden. Isotope Verdünnungen mit Shikimicsäure-U-C¹⁴ zeigten, daß de novo Shikimicsäure-Synthese nicht erfolgt. Diese Erkenntnis unterstüzt vorherige Befunde, daß Shikimicsäure Richtung der aromatischen Biosynthese in der Biosynthese von Phenylalanine durchT. rubrum nicht begangen wird.

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University of Illinois at the Medical Center Department of Microbiology, Chicago, Illinois 60612     

Influence of incubation time in the in vitro antifungal activity of terbinafine against Trichophyton rubrum.

Antifungal susceptibility tests are influenced by a number of technical variables, including inoculum size, temperature, medium formulation and duration of incubation. In this study, we have compared the in vitro susceptibility of 20 strains de Trichophyton rubrum against clotrimazole and terbinafine, and studied the influence of incubation time on MICs of both drugs. The assay was performed by agar dilution, the medium used was Saboraud glucose agar without an antibiotic. The MIC was evaluated at 15, 30 and 45 days' incubation. The MICs ranges of terbinafine were 0.002 to 0.0975 microg/ml, 0.0975 to 0.39 microg/ml and 0.195 to 0.39 microg/ml at 15, 30 and 45 days' incubation, respectively. The MICs ranges of clotrimazole at 15, 30 and 45 days' incubation were 3.125 to 50 microg/ml. T. rubrum was markedly more susceptible to terbinafine than to clotrimazole (p<0.001). In addition, we observed that an increase of incubation time causing an increase in the MIC value of terbinafine (p<0.001), but MIC values for clotrimazole remained constant with time (p=0.464). In conclusion, the MIC is dependent on reading time and the antifungal compound.     

酪酸菌对动物肠道致病菌体外拮抗作用的研究

探讨了酪酸菌对三种畜禽肠道致病菌的体外拮抗作用。将酪酸菌分别和猪大肠杆菌、鸡大肠杆菌、鸡白痢沙门氏菌三种畜禽肠道致病菌按不同的比例混合接种于CL液体培养基中进行厌氧培养,培养过程中三种致病菌的活菌数急剧下降,30h后的菌落数都逐渐降为零。说明酪酸菌在体外实验中对上述三种畜禽肠道致病菌都有较强的拮抗作用,其中酪酸菌对猪大肠杆菌、鸡大肠杆菌和鸡白痢沙门氏菌的最佳接种比例分别为：10：1～100：1、10：1～100：1和5：1～10：1。     

红色毛癣菌蛋白酶MEP和SUB的表达及临床意义

目的探讨红色毛癣菌蛋白酶MEP和SUB的表达及临床意义。方法抽提红色毛癣菌总RNA,采用半定量RTPCR法检测红色毛癣菌金属蛋白酶(Metalloproteinases,MEP)、枯草菌素蛋白酶(subtilisins,SUB)基因表达量的变化。结果不同病例的红色毛癣菌SUB的表达水平与临床症状的严重程度密切相关,而与患者的年龄、性别、病程等无明显相关性;MEP的表达水平在不同年龄、性别、病程和临床分型等方面存在一定差异,但无显著意义。结论红色毛癣菌致病力的大小可能与SUB的不同表达有关。     

木霉属真菌分离培养的研究进展

木霉属真菌（Trichoderma spp.）种类众多、分布广泛,在农业、工业和环境修复领域应用广泛。因此,木霉属真菌的分离培养具有重要的研究价值。本文通过详尽的文献查找和分析对木霉属真菌的分离培养研究进展予以综述,从生存环境、不同分离基质和分离方法的样品前处理方法等总结了木霉属真菌的分离基质及预处理方法;详细回顾了木霉属真菌分离培养基研究的发展历程和主要原理;简要介绍了目前木霉属真菌的纯化与保存方法;并从开展多种抗菌物质和表面活性剂探索角度对未来木霉属真菌分离培养进行了展望,以期为木霉属真菌资源开发提供参考。     

人过敏毒素C5a反义cDNA的克隆、表达和拮抗作用

采用引物二聚体配对搭桥法成功扩增了人过敏毒素C5a全长的反义cNDA ,将扩增的反义cNDA克隆到原核表达载体pPROEXTM HTc上 ,与 6×His头形成融合基因 ,转化E .coliDH5α ,30℃下经IPTG诱导 ,该融合蛋白在大肠杆菌中以可溶性形式表达 ,表达量达 10 % ;利用金属螯合亲和层析一步法纯化 ,得到纯度 80 %的融合蛋白 ;烟草蚀刻病毒蛋白酶酶切超滤浓缩后 ,得到高浓度高纯度人过敏毒素C5a反义肽 ,经N端蛋白测序鉴定 ,其氨基酸序列正确 .髓过氧化物酶 (myeloperoxi dase ,MPO)为单核细胞PMN所特有 ,其活性可以间接反映C5a趋化白细胞的能力 ,C5a刺激血管内皮细胞表达胞间粘附分子 (ICAM 1)、血管间粘附分子 (PCAM 1)等 ,后者能增加对PMN的粘附 ,检测MPO活性可间接反映出C5a的功能 .还观察了纯化的C5a反义肽对C5a刺激内皮细胞胞浆[Ca2 + ]浓度变化的影响 .高浓度高纯度的C5a反义肽对C5a过敏毒素存在拮抗作用 ,说明反义肽在补体系统C5a分子中是存在的 .这为深入研究C5a反义肽的结构与功能关系提供了物质保证     

Favus of Scrotum Due to Trichophyton rubrum in Immunocompetent Patients: A Clinical,Mycological and Ultrastructural Study

Mycopathologia - To characterize the clinical and mycological features of favus of scrotum due to Trichophyton rubrum. A single-site prospective study was carried out in an outpatient dermatology...     

The toolbox of Trichoderma spp. in the biocontrol of Botrytis cinerea disease

Botrytis cinerea is a necrotrophic fungal pathogen causing disease in many plant species, leading to economically important crop losses. So far, fungicides have been widely used to control this pathogen. However, in addition to their detrimental effects on the environment and potential risks for human health, increasing fungicide resistance has been observed in the B. cinerea population. Biological control, that is the application of microbial organisms to reduce disease, has gained importance as an alternative or complementary approach to fungicides. In this respect, the genus Trichoderma constitutes a promising pool of organisms with potential for B. cinerea control. In the first part of this article, we review the specific mechanisms involved in the direct interaction between the two fungi, including mycoparasitism, the production of antimicrobial compounds and enzymes (collectively called antagonism), and competition for nutrients and space. In addition, biocontrol has also been observed when Trichoderma is physically separated from the pathogen, thus implying an indirect systemic plant defence response. Therefore, in the second part, we describe the consecutive steps leading to induced systemic resistance (ISR), starting with the initial Trichoderma–plant interaction and followed by the activation of downstream signal transduction pathways and, ultimately, the defence response resulting in ISR (ISR‐prime phase). Finally, we discuss the ISR‐boost phase, representing the effect of ISR priming by Trichoderma spp. on plant responses after additional challenge with B. cinerea.