Published in Ocular immunology and inflammation
To describe endogenous endophthalmitis in the setting of Covid-19 pneumonia post recovery. Retrospective review of five patients of endogenous endophthalmitis following Covid-19 disease done. All five cases had received systemic corticosteroid for a mean duration of 7 days during severe Covid-19 treatment. Decrease vision was presenting symptom bet...
Published in The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology
Steroid eluting stents have proven to be a highly useful adjunctive therapy for chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and play an important role in the treatment of many inflammatory diseases of the sinuses. Few reports of adverse events were reported in clinical trials and are described in the literature. However, we describe the first known case of an imm...
Published in Cureus
Cockroaches are common pests in homes and hospitals. They cause allergic reactions in some individuals and are potential vectors for various infectious pathogens. The study investigated the extent to which hospital cockroaches act as vectors and reservoirs of medically important fungal pathogens on their external surfaces. Cockroaches were captured...
Published in Natural product research
Coir pith, an agro-industrial residue, is resistant to natural degradation, and its accumulation causes environmental pollution. Ferulic acid, a precursor of vanillin, was extracted from the raw coir pith by chemical pre-treatment such as alkaline hydrolysis, acidification, and liquid-liquid extraction method. The obtained ferulic acid (1.2 g/50 g)...
Published in IDCases
Fungal endocarditis/aortitis is an uncommon yet emerging entity accounting for 2% to 4% of all cases of infective endocarditis and continues to be associated with a poor prognosis. We present the first case of polyethylene-terephthalate (PETE) graft aortitis caused by A. niger , a rare fungal agent. Early diagnosis with frequent transoesophageal ec...
Background: Filamentous fungal cell factories are used to produce numerous proteins, enzymes, and organic acids. Protein secretion and filamentous growth are tightly coupled at the hyphal tip. Additionally, both these processes require ATP and amino acid precursors derived from the citric acid cycle. Despite this interconnection of organic acid pro...
Filamentous fungi are harnessed as cell factories for the production of a diverse range of organic acids, proteins, and secondary metabolites. Growth and morphology have critical implications for product titres in both submerged and solid-state fermentations. Recent advances in systems-level understanding of the filamentous lifestyle and developmen...
The microbial composition of bioaerosols is an important issue to investigate to better understand occupational risks linked to exposure to airborne particles. Traditional methods are based on culture followed by colony identification by morphological, molecular biology or biochemical approaches.We have carried out a preliminary study which aims to...
Two laccase-encoding genes from the marine-derived fungus Pestalotiopsis sp. have been cloned in Aspergillus niger for heterologous production, and the recombinant enzymes have been characterized to study their physicochemical properties, their ability to decolorize textile dyes for potential biotechnological applications, and their activity in the...
The food enzyme is an alpha-amylase (4-alpha-D-glucan glucanohydrolase; EC 3.2.1.1), produced with the genetically modified Aspergillus niger strain NZYM-SB by Novozymes A/S. The food enzyme does not contain the production organism or its DNA; therefore, there is no safety concern for the environment. The alpha-amylase is intended for use in starch...
