Fungal infections in animals: a patchwork of different situations

S Seyedmousavi, SMG Bosco, S De Hoog… - Medical …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The importance of fungal infections in both human and animals has increased over the last
decades. This article represents an overview of the different categories of fungal infections …

A global view on fungal infections in humans and animals: opportunistic infections and microsporidioses

S Gnat, D Łagowski, A Nowakiewicz… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
After cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases are the second most common cause of
death worldwide. Although these infections are caused mainly by viruses or bacteria, a …

Aspergillus and aspergilloses in wild and domestic animals: a global health concern with parallels to human disease

S Seyedmousavi, J Guillot, P Arné… - Medical …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The importance of aspergillosis in humans and various animal species has increased over
the last decades. Aspergillus species are found worldwide in humans and in almost all …

Aspergillosis in wild birds

P Arné, V Risco-Castillo, G Jouvion, C Le Barzic… - Journal of fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
The ubiquitous fungi belonging to the genus Aspergillus are able to proliferate in a large
number of environments on organic substrates. The spores of these opportunistic …

Aspergillus fumigatus in Poultry

P Arné, S Thierry, D Wang, M Deville… - International journal …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aspergillus fumigatus remains a major respiratory pathogen in birds. In poultry, infection by
A. fumigatus may induce significant economic losses particularly in turkey production. A …

Chemical Composition and In Vitro Antimicrobial Efficacy of Sixteen Essential Oils against Escherichia coli and Aspergillus fumigatus Isolated from Poultry

VV Ebani, B Najar, F Bertelloni, L Pistelli… - Veterinary …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Escherichia coli and Aspergillus fumigatus are two pathogens largely present among
poultry. They can cause mild or severe forms of disease, and are associated with significant …

Fungi and the rise of mammals

A Casadevall - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Here are two indisputable facts: we are living in the age of mammals [1], and
immunologically intact mammals are highly resistant to fungal diseases, such that most …

A 5-year retrospective review of avian diseases diagnosed at the Department of Pathology, University of Georgia

NM Nemeth, V Gonzalez-Astudillo, PT Oesterle… - Journal of Comparative …, 2016 - Elsevier
Summary Avian samples (n= 827) submitted to the University of Georgia from 2006 to 2011
were reviewed to determine common disease entities and taxa-specific patterns. The study …

Aspergillus fumigatus mitochondrial electron transport chain mediates oxidative stress homeostasis, hypoxia responses and fungal pathogenesis

N Grahl, TM Dinamarco, SD Willger… - Molecular …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
We previously observed that hypoxia is an important component of host microenvironments
during pulmonary fungal infections. However, mechanisms of fungal growth in these in vivo …

Sterol 14α-demethylase ligand-binding pocket-mediated acquired and intrinsic azole resistance in fungal pathogens

K Rosam, BC Monk, M Lackner - Journal of Fungi, 2020 - mdpi.com
The fungal cytochrome P450 enzyme sterol 14α-demethylase (SDM) is a key enzyme in the
ergosterol biosynthesis pathway. The binding of azoles to the active site of SDM results in a …