Search Results - "PEREIRA DE ALENCAR, Lucas"
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Inhibition of heat-shock protein 90 enhances the susceptibility to antifungals and reduces the virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans/Cryptococcus gattii species complex
Published in Microbiology (Society for General Microbiology) (01-02-2016)“…Heat-shock proteins (Hsps) are chaperones required for the maintenance of cellular homeostasis in different fungal pathogens, playing an important role in the…”
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Candida parapsilosis complex in veterinary practice: A historical overview, biology, virulence attributes and antifungal susceptibility traits
Published in Veterinary microbiology (01-12-2017)“…•C. parapsilosis species complex are important members of human and animal microbiota.•These species had been frequently implicated in human nosocomial…”
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Cefepime and Amoxicillin Increase Metabolism and Enhance Caspofungin Tolerance of Candida albicans Biofilms
Published in Frontiers in microbiology (28-06-2019)“…It is well known that prolonged antibiotic therapy alters the mucosal microbiota composition, increasing the risk of invasive fungal infection (IFI) in…”
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Simvastatin inhibits planktonic cells and biofilms of Candida and Cryptococcus species
Published in The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases (01-09-2015)“…The antifungal activity of some statins against different fungal species has been reported. Thus, at the first moment, the in vitro antifungal activity of…”
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Moringa oleifera inhibits growth of Candida spp. and Hortaea werneckii isolated from Macrobrachium amazonicum prawn farming with a wide margin of safety
Published in Ciência rural (01-12-2014)“…This study aimed to evaluate the antifungal activity of M. oleifera extracts against fungi isolated from farmed prawns and test the toxicity of the extracts on…”
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Exposure of Candida parapsilosis complex to agricultural azoles: An overview of the role of environmental determinants for the development of resistance
Published in The Science of the total environment (10-02-2019)“…This work investigated the phenotypic behavior of Candida parapsilosis species complex in response to exposure to agricultural azoles and fluconazole. Three…”
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Quantitative and structural analyses of the in vitro and ex vivo biofilm-forming ability of dermatophytes
Published in Journal of medical microbiology (01-07-2017)“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the in vitro and ex vivo biofilm-forming ability of dermatophytes on a nail fragment. Initially, four isolates of…”
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The HIV aspartyl protease inhibitor ritonavir impairs planktonic growth, biofilm formation and proteolytic activity in Trichosporon spp
Published in Biofouling (Chur, Switzerland) (14-09-2017)“…This study evaluated the effect of the protease inhibitor ritonavir (RIT) on Trichosporon asahii and Trichosporon inkin. Susceptibility to RIT was assessed by…”
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Yeasts from Scarlet ibises (Eudocimus ruber): A focus on monitoring the antifungal susceptibility of Candida famata and closely related species
Published in Medical mycology (Oxford) (01-10-2017)“…Abstract This study aimed to identify yeasts from the gastrointestinal tract of scarlet ibises (Eudocimus ruber) and from plant material collected from the…”
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β-lactam antibiotics & vancomycin increase the growth & virulence of Candida spp
Published in Future microbiology (01-06-2018)“…To investigate the direct effect of antibiotics on growth and virulence of the major Candida species associated with invasive infections. Cefepime, imipenem,…”
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Aeromonas and Plesiomonas species from scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber) and their environment: monitoring antimicrobial susceptibility and virulence
Published in Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (2017)“…The present study aimed at evaluating the role of captive scarlet ibises ( Eudocimus ruber ) and their environment as reservoirs of Aeromonas spp. and…”
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In vitro inhibitory effect of miltefosine against strains of Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum and Sporothrix spp
Published in Medical mycology (Oxford) (01-04-2014)“…Miltefosine (MIL), originally developed for use in cancer chemotherapy, has been shown to have important antifungal activity against several pathogenic fungi…”
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Trends in antifungal susceptibility and virulence of Candida spp. from the nasolacrimal duct of horses
Published in Medical mycology (Oxford) (01-02-2016)“…This was a cross-sectional study to investigate the antifungal susceptibility and production of virulence factors in strains of Candida isolated from the…”
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Antifungal susceptibility and virulence attributes of animal-derived isolates of Candida parapsilosis complex
Published in Journal of medical microbiology (01-11-2014)“…This study aimed to identify strains of the Candida parapsilosis complex isolated from animals, as well as to assess their in vitro antifungal susceptibility…”
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Virulence and antimicrobial susceptibility of clinical and environmental strains of Aeromonas spp. from northeastern Brazil
Published in Canadian journal of microbiology (01-08-2015)“…The aims of the present study were to isolate and identify clinical and environmental strains of Aeromonas spp. by means of biochemical tests and the automated…”
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Easy storage strategies for Sporothrix spp. strains
Published in Biopreservation and biobanking (01-04-2015)“…The present study evaluated the maintenance of Sporothrix spp. (6 Sporothrix brasiliensis; 6 S. schenckii; 5 S. mexicana, and 3 S. globosa) in saline at 4°C,…”
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Detection of Candida species resistant to azoles in the microbiota of rheas (Rhea americana): possible implications for human and animal health
Published in Journal of medical microbiology (01-06-2013)“…There is growing interest in breeding rheas (Rhea americana) in Brazil. However, there are no data on the yeast microbiota of the gastrointestinal tract of…”
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Antifungal susceptibility and virulence of Candida parapsilosis species complex: an overview of their pathogenic potential
Published in Journal of medical microbiology (01-07-2018)“…Antifungal resistance and several putative virulence factors have been associated with the pathogenicity of the Candida parapsilosis species complex. The…”
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Azole resistance in Candida albicans from animals: Highlights on efflux pump activity and gene overexpression
Published in Mycoses (01-07-2017)“…Summary This study investigated potential mechanisms of azole resistance among Candida albicans from animals, including efflux pump activity, ergosterol…”
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β-lactam antibiotics & vancomycin increase the growth & virulence of
Published in Future microbiology (01-06-2018)“…To investigate the direct effect of antibiotics on growth and virulence of the major species associated with invasive infections. Cefepime, imipenem,…”
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