{"title":"Histoplasmosis: an epidemiological and clinical update in China, review and a case report","authors":"Lihua Chen, Danyang Hu, Congming Zhang, Tianrui Wu, Xiangning Cheng, Ferry Hagen, Hui Zhu, Shuwen Deng","doi":"10.1080/21501203.2023.2259934","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21501203.2023.2259934","url":null,"abstract":"Histoplasmosis is a systemic mycosis caused by the dimorphic fungus in the genus Histoplasma. Histoplasmosis is overlooked in China. This study aims to provide an epidemiological and clinical update on histoplasmosis in China by literature review. We reviewed cases of histoplasmosis reported in recent 11 years and described a case of histoplasmosis-triggered hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) in an immunocompetent patient. A total of 225 cases of histoplasmosis diagnosed in China between 2012 and 2022 were involved in this study, compared with 300 cases reviewed from 1990 to 2011, an increasing number of cases of histoplasmosis have been diagnosed in the last 11 years. The majority of cases of histoplasmosis were autochthonous cases, mainly from provinces Sichuan (56/225, 24.9%), Hunan (50/225, 22.2%), Guangdong (31/225, 13.8%), and Yunnan (24/225, 10.7%). Higher incidence (52.5%, 53/99) of histoplasmosis occurred in immunocompetent patients which is similar to those from the previous 21 years, and the prevalence of the disease did not vary highly over time. Of note, the number of histoplasmosis cases is increasing, and the geographic distribution is shifting southwards over time. Improved awareness is critically important for informing clinical practice in China.","PeriodicalId":18833,"journal":{"name":"Mycology","volume":"70 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135718772","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MycologyPub Date : 2023-09-13DOI: 10.1080/21501203.2023.2248168
Bolin Hou, Huaiyi Yang, Erwei Li, Xuejun Jiang
{"title":"The disulphide cleavage derivative (C42-4) of 11′-deoxyverticillin A (C42) fails to induce apoptosis and genomic instability in HeLa cells","authors":"Bolin Hou, Huaiyi Yang, Erwei Li, Xuejun Jiang","doi":"10.1080/21501203.2023.2248168","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21501203.2023.2248168","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18833,"journal":{"name":"Mycology","volume":"2014 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135741112","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MycologyPub Date : 2023-09-13DOI: 10.1080/21501203.2023.2253827
Jiaqi Huang, Jianfei Wang, Shijie Liu
{"title":"Advances in the production of fungi-derived lignocellulolytic enzymes using agricultural wastes","authors":"Jiaqi Huang, Jianfei Wang, Shijie Liu","doi":"10.1080/21501203.2023.2253827","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21501203.2023.2253827","url":null,"abstract":"Lignocellulolytic enzymes play an important role in various industrial applications as well as the sustainable valorisation of lignocellulosic materials. Enzyme production using lignocellulosic fungi has shown great advantages such as high enzyme diversity, high production efficiency, and the availability of solid waste as raw materials. Agricultural waste, an abundant and non-food competitive feedstock, can be used to produce fungal lignocellulolytic enzymes. Pretreatment helps break down the complex structure of the raw material, thereby significantly improving product yield but also requiring more energy consumption. Multiple fermentation technologies, including submerged fermentation, solid-state fermentation, and co-culture, can be used for producing lignocellulolytic enzymes. Process optimisation may promote the yield and productivity of such enzymes without additional investment. Genetic engineering is also useful for enhancing enzyme production to meet industrial requirements. This review summarises the research progress in the fungal production of lignocellulolytic enzymes from various agricultural wastes via advanced fermentation strategies. It aims to provide technical references for the scale-up production of fungal lignocellulolytic enzymes.","PeriodicalId":18833,"journal":{"name":"Mycology","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135783512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MycologyPub Date : 2023-09-03eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1080/21501203.2023.2249492
Xu-Huan Li, Ming-Ming Luo, Zu-Xiu Wang, Qi Wang, Bin Xu
{"title":"The role of fungi in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer.","authors":"Xu-Huan Li, Ming-Ming Luo, Zu-Xiu Wang, Qi Wang, Bin Xu","doi":"10.1080/21501203.2023.2249492","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21501203.2023.2249492","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a prevalent tumour with high morbidity rates worldwide, and its incidence among younger populations is rising. Early diagnosis of CRC can help control the associated mortality. Fungi are common microorganisms in nature. Recent studies have shown that fungi may have a similar association with tumours as bacteria do. As an increasing number of tumour-associated fungi are discovered, this provides new ideas for the diagnosis and prognosis of tumours. The relationship between fungi and colorectal tumours has also been recently identified by scientists. Therefore, this paper describes the limitations and prospects of the application of fungi in diagnosing CRC and predicting CRC prognosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":18833,"journal":{"name":"Mycology","volume":"1 1","pages":"17-29"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2023-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10977015/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41889202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MycologyPub Date : 2023-06-11eCollection Date: 2023-01-01DOI: 10.1080/21501203.2023.2210603
Xin Li, Shi-Ling Han, Yin-Yin Zhang, Lei Cai, Peng Zhao
{"title":"<i>Heteroverticillium phytelephatis</i> gen. et sp. nov. intercepted from nuts of <i>Phytelephas macrocarpa</i>, with an updated phylogenetic assessment of <i>Nectriaceae</i>.","authors":"Xin Li, Shi-Ling Han, Yin-Yin Zhang, Lei Cai, Peng Zhao","doi":"10.1080/21501203.2023.2210603","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21501203.2023.2210603","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An entry postal parcel with mature nuts of <i>Phytelephas macrocarpa</i> from Togo was inspected at Dalian Customs (China) in December 2021, and four strains were isolated from symptomatic tissues of the nuts. Based on morphological observations and molecular phylogenetic analyses, above strains were identified as a new species which is mainly characterised by the verticillately branching conidiophores. Based on multi-locus phylogenetic analyses, this new species forms a monophyletic clade closely related to <i>Corallomycetella, Paracremonium</i> and <i>Xenoacremonium</i> but could not be accommodated in any known genera of <i>Nectriaceae</i>. Thus, a new genus <i>Heteroverticillium</i> is established to accommodate this new species (<i>H. phytelephatis</i>). To our knowledge, this is the first time that Chinese customs have intercepted a new fungal genus. In addition, we provided an updated backbone tree for the generic relationships in <i>Nectriaceae</i>, which may largely assist future identification of nectriaceous fungi to genus level in quarantine inspections. Based on our analysis, <i>Varicosporellopsis</i> is likely a late synonym of <i>Paracremonium</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":18833,"journal":{"name":"Mycology","volume":"14 3","pages":"155-174"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2023-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/11/14/TMYC_14_2210603.PMC10424595.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10547149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MycologyPub Date : 2023-04-27eCollection Date: 2023-01-01DOI: 10.1080/21501203.2023.2204112
Stanley N Ratemo, David W Denning
{"title":"Burden of fungal infections in Kenya.","authors":"Stanley N Ratemo, David W Denning","doi":"10.1080/21501203.2023.2204112","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21501203.2023.2204112","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The burden of fungal infections has been on the rise globally and remains a significant public health concern in Kenya. We estimated the incidence and prevalence of fungal infections using all mycology publications in Kenya up to January 2023, and from neighbouring countries where data lacked. We used deterministic modelling using populations at risk to calculate the disease burden. The total burden of serious fungal infections is estimated to affect 6,328,294 persons which translates to 11.57% of the Kenyan population. Those suffering from chronic infections such as chronic pulmonary aspergillosis are estimated to be 100,570 people (0.2% of the population) and probably nearly 200,000 with fungal asthma, all treatable with oral antifungal therapy. Serious acute fungal infections secondary to HIV (cryptococcal meningitis, disseminated histoplasmosis, pneumocystis pneumonia, and mucosal candidiasis) affect 196,543 adults and children (0.4% of the total population), while cancer-related invasive fungal infection cases probably exceed 2,299 and those in intensive care about 1,230 incident cases, including <i>Candida auris</i> bloodstream infection. The burden of fungal infections in Kenya is high; however, limited diagnostic test availability, low clinician awareness and inadequate laboratory capacity constrain the country's health system in responding to the syndemic of fungal disease in Kenya.</p>","PeriodicalId":18833,"journal":{"name":"Mycology","volume":"14 2","pages":"142-154"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2023-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/7a/53/TMYC_14_2204112.PMC10161943.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9799477","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MycologyPub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.1080/21501203.2023.2227218
Reham Kaki
{"title":"Risk factors and mortality of the newly emerging <i>Candida auris</i> in a university hospital in Saudi Arabia.","authors":"Reham Kaki","doi":"10.1080/21501203.2023.2227218","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21501203.2023.2227218","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Candida auris</i> presents a global health threat. We investigated risk factors and mortality of <i>Candida auris</i> infections in a retrospective study in Saudi Arabia. We included 27 patients ≥14 with invasive <i>Candida auris</i> from 2015-2022, with median age 58, and 66.7% males. All patients had indwelling devices. The most common infection sources were central line-associated bloodstream infection in 17 (63.0%), and urinary tract infections in four (12%). Fever and shock were observed in nine patients (33.3%) each, and 22 (81%) were admitted to the intensive care unit. Common comorbidities were diabetes and heart disease in 13 (48.1%) patients each. The median hospital stay was 78 days, and the median Charlson index was 4. The <i>C. auris</i> cultures were 100% susceptible to voriconazole, caspofungin, and amphotericin, while three were fully susceptible to fluconazole (11.1%). Despite treatment, 18 (66.7%) patients died. In conclusion, invasive <i>C. auris</i> infection had varied presentations. All patients had indwelling devices, and many had lengthy hospital stays. All isolates were susceptible to amphotericin and echinocandins, while few were fully susceptible to fluconazole.</p>","PeriodicalId":18833,"journal":{"name":"Mycology","volume":"14 3","pages":"256-263"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/f6/41/TMYC_14_2227218.PMC10424598.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10547143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MycologyPub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.1080/21501203.2023.2216213
Shi-Liang Liu, Hao-Wen Wei, Li-Wei Zhou
{"title":"<i>Xenasmatellales</i> ord. nov. and <i>Xenasmatellaceae</i> fam. nov. for <i>Xenasmatella</i> (<i>Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota</i>).","authors":"Shi-Liang Liu, Hao-Wen Wei, Li-Wei Zhou","doi":"10.1080/21501203.2023.2216213","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21501203.2023.2216213","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the era of molecular phylogeny as dominant evidence in fungal taxonomy, the taxonomic framework of fungi adopted from morphological characteristics has been largely updated. Compared with other fungal groups, macrofungi underwent fewer updates at the order and higher level. In this study, the taxonomic placement of a poorly known macro-basidiomycetous genus <i>Xenasmatella</i> is studied. Phylogenetic and molecular clock analyses inferred from a seven-locus dataset support that the genus represents an order rank lineage. Accordingly, a monotypic order <i>Xenasmatellales</i> and a monotypic family <i>Xenasmatellaceae</i> are newly introduced for <i>Xenasmatella</i> within <i>Agaricomycetes</i>. The species diversity and relationships of <i>Xenasmatella</i> are further clarified with the aid of the phylogenetic analysis inferred from a four-locus dataset. In association with morphological characteristics, a new species <i>Xenasmatella hjortstamii</i> is described. Moreover, the distribution of <i>Xenasmatella ailaoshanensis, X. gossypina</i>, and <i>X. wuliangshanensis</i> previously known only from type localities in Yunnan Province, China are expanded. In addition, two unnamed single-specimen lineages of <i>Xenasmatella</i> from Victoria State, Australia and Sichuan, China are revealed, likely representing two potential new species of this genus. In summary, the current study updates the taxonomic framework of <i>Agaricomycetes</i> and provides a crucial supplement for comprehensively understanding the evolutionary history of this fungal class.</p>","PeriodicalId":18833,"journal":{"name":"Mycology","volume":"14 3","pages":"175-189"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/46/1d/TMYC_14_2216213.PMC10424627.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10547144","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MycologyPub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.1080/21501203.2023.2175500
Melisa Isabel Barolo, María Victoria Castelli, Silvia Noelí López
{"title":"Antimicrobial properties and biotransforming ability of fungal endophytes from <i>Ficus carica</i> L. (Moraceae).","authors":"Melisa Isabel Barolo, María Victoria Castelli, Silvia Noelí López","doi":"10.1080/21501203.2023.2175500","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21501203.2023.2175500","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The endophytic fungal community associated with leaves of <i>Ficus carica</i> L. (Moraceae) from Argentina was investigated. Fifteen fungal isolates were isolated and identified by molecular methods into the genera <i>Alternaria, Cladosporium, Curvularia, Diaporthe, Epicoccum, Myrothecium, Neofusicoccum, Nigrospora, Preussia</i> and <i>Ustilago. Cladosporium cladosporioides</i> and <i>Curvularia lunata</i> were the most frequently isolated species. The fungal metabolic profiles were obtained by automated TLC and NMR and analysed by PC Analysis. Antifungal and antibacterial activity was assessed by bioautographic assays. In addition, the biotransforming ability of the fungal isolates was tested on <i>F. carica</i> extracts. Five isolates (33.3%) exhibited inhibitory activity against at least one of the microorganisms tested. Most of the fungal endophytes were able to metabolise the flavonoid rutin <b>1</b>, and the coumarin psoralen <b>3</b> present in <i>F. carica</i> extracts. Further investigations of the psoralen biotransforming ability performed by the selected endophyte <i>Alternaria alternata</i> F8 showed the accumulation of the 6,7-furan-hydrocoumaric acid derivative <b>4</b> as the main biotransformation product. Our results corroborate that <i>F. carica</i> can live symbiotically with rich and diverse endophytic communities adding insights about their ecological interactions.</p>","PeriodicalId":18833,"journal":{"name":"Mycology","volume":"14 2","pages":"108-132"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/c6/5a/TMYC_14_2175500.PMC10161954.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9784068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MycologyPub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.1080/21501203.2023.2165186
Shunxian Wang, Xingzhong Liu
{"title":"Tools and basic procedures of gene manipulation in nematode-trapping fungi.","authors":"Shunxian Wang, Xingzhong Liu","doi":"10.1080/21501203.2023.2165186","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21501203.2023.2165186","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nematode-trapping fungi (NTF) are the majority of carnivorous microbes to capture nematodes through diverse and sophisticated trapping organs derived from hyphae. They can adopt carnivorous lifestyles in addition to saprophytism to obtain extra-nutrition from nematodes. As a special group of fungi, the NTF are not only excellent model organism for studying lifestyle transition of fungi but also natural resources of exploring biological control of nematodes. However, the carnivorous mechanism of NTF remains poorly understood. Nowadays, the omics studies of NTF have provided numerous genes and pathways that are associated with the phenotypes of carnivorous traits, which need molecular tools to verify. Here, we review the development and progress of gene manipulation tools in NTF, including methodology and strategy of transformation, random gene mutagenesis methods and target gene mutagenesis methods. The principle and practical approach for each method was summarized and discussed, and the basic operational flow for each tool was described. This paper offers a clear reference and instruction for researchers who work on NTF as well as other group of fungi.</p>","PeriodicalId":18833,"journal":{"name":"Mycology","volume":"14 2","pages":"75-90"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/8d/18/TMYC_14_2165186.PMC10161953.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9784071","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}