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Arachidonic acid increases antifungal susceptibility of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis by Ells, Ruan, Kock, Johan L. F., Van Wyk, Pieter W. J., Botes, Piet J., Pohl, Carolina H.

“…Objectives During Candida albicans infection, arachidonic acid (AA) is released from phospholipids of infected host cell membranes and used by C. albicans as…”
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Compositional, ultrastructural and nanotechnological characterization of the SMA strain of Saccharomyces pastorianus: Towards a more complete fermentation yeast cell analysis by Potter, Greg, Swart, Chantel W, van Wyk, Pieter W J, Duvenhage, Mart-Mari, Coetsee, Elizabeth, Swart, Hendrik C, Budge, Suzanne M, Speers, R Alex

“…Nano scanning Auger microscopy (NanoSAM) and time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) have been used in materials science research for some…”
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Effect of marine polyunsaturated fatty acids on biofilm formation of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis by Thibane, Vuyisile S, Kock, Johan L F, Ells, Ruan, van Wyk, Pieter W J, Pohl, Carolina H

“…The effect of marine polyunsaturated fatty acids on biofilm formation by the human pathogens Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis was investigated. It was…”
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Distribution of 3-hydroxy oxylipins and acetylsalicylic acid sensitivity in Cryptococcus species by Sebolai, Olihile M, Pohl, Carolina H, Botes, Piet J, van Wyk, Pieter W J, Mzizi, Refilwe, Swart, Chantel W, Kock, Johan L F

“…Using a well tested antibody specific for 3-hydroxy oxylipins, we mapped the presence of these oxylipins in selected Cryptococcus (Filobasidiella) species…”
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Variation in yeast mitochondrial activity associated with asci by Swart, Chantel W, van Wyk, Pieter W J, Pohl, Carolina H, Kock, Johan L F

“…An increase in mitochondrial membrane potential (DeltaPsim) and mitochondrially produced 3-hydroxy (3-OH) oxylipins was experienced in asci of the…”
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Oxylipin and mitochondrion probes to track yeast sexual cells by Ncango, Desmond M, Swart, Chantel W, Goldblatt, Monique E, Pohl, Carolina H, Van Wyk, Pieter W J, Botes, Piet J, Kock, Johan L F

“…When oxylipin and mitochondrion probes, i.e., fluorescing antibodies specific for 3-hydroxy fatty acids (3-OH oxylipins) and rhodamine 123 (Rh123), were added…”
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Gas bubble formation in the cytoplasm of a fermenting yeast by Swart, Chantel W., Dithebe, Khumisho, Pohl, Carolina H., Swart, Hendrik C., Coetsee, Elizabeth, van Wyk, Pieter W.J., Swarts, Jannie C., Lodolo, Elizabeth J., Kock, Johan L.F.

“…Abstract Current paradigms assume that gas bubbles cannot be formed within yeasts although these workhorses of the baking and brewing industries vigorously…”
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The effects of palm oil breakdown products on lipid turnover and morphology of fungi by Leeuw, Ntsoaki J, Swart, Chantel W, Joseph, Manjusha, Pohl, Carolina H, van Wyk, Pieter W J, Coetsee, Elizabeth, Swart, Hendrik C, Hugo, Arno, Kock, Johan L F

“…The oleaginous fungi Cryptococcus curvatus and Mucor circinelloides were used to determine the effect of palm oil breakdown products, measured as polymerized…”
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Anti-inflammatory drugs selectively target sporangium development in Mucor by Leeuw, Ntsoaki J, Swart, Chantel W, Ncango, Desmond M, Kriel, Wilmarie M, Pohl, Carolina H, van Wyk, Pieter W J, Kock, Johan L F

“…It is known that acetylsalicylic acid, an anti-inflammatory and anti-mitochondrial drug, targets structure development and functions of yeasts depending on…”
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3-hydroxy fatty acids found in capsules of Cryptococcus neoformans by Sebolai, Olihile M, Pohl, Carolina H, Botes, Piet J, Strauss, Catharina J, van Wyk, Pieter W J, Botha, Alfred, Kock, Johan L F

“…Using immunofluorescence confocal laser scanning microscopy, immunogold transmission electron microscopy and gas chromatography--mass spectrometry, we…”
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The influence of acetylsalicylic acid on oxylipin migration in Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans UOFS Y-1378 by Sebolai, Olihile M, Pohl, Carolina H, Botes, Piet J, van Wyk, Pieter W J, Kock, Johan L F

“…In this paper we report the influence of acetylsalicylic acid on oxylipin migration in Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans UOFS Y-1378, previously isolated…”
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Cryptococcus anemochoreius sp. nov., a novel anamorphic basidiomycetous yeast isolated from the atmosphere in central South Africa by Pohl, Carolina H, Kock, Johan L. F, van Wyk, Pieter W. J, Albertyn, Jacobus

“…1 Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology, University of the Free State, PO Box 339, Bloemfontein 9301, South Africa 2 Centre for Confocal…”
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The microcyclic conidial stage of Coniochaeta pulveracea and its effect on selected biological interactions by van Heerden, Andrea, Mouton, Marnel, Postma, Ferdinand, van Wyk, Pieter W. J., Lerm, Barbra, Van Zyl, Willem H., Borstlap, Cornelius J., Botha, Alfred

“…Coniochaeta pulveracea is a dimorphic lignicolous fungus that has mostly been isolated from decaying wood. However, relatively little work was conducted on the…”
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Oxylipin-coated hat-shaped ascospores of Ascoidea corymbosa by Ncango, Desmond M, Pohl, Carolina H, Sebolai, Olihile M, Botes, Piet J, Strauss, Catharina J, Joseph, Manjusha, Van Wyk, Pieter W J, Nigam, Santosh, Kock, Johan L F

“…We previously implicated 3-hydroxy oxylipins and ascospore structure in ascospore release from enclosed asci. Using confocal laser scanning microscopy on cells…”
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Mapping the distribution of 3-hydroxy oxylipins in the ascomycetous yeast Saturnispora saitoi by Bareetseng, Andries S., Kock, Johan L.F., Pohl, Carolina H., Pretorius, Elma E., Strauss, Catharina J., Botes, Piet J., Van Wyk, Pieter W.J., Nigam, Santosh

“…The distribution of 3-hydroxy oxylipins in Saturnispora saitoi was mapped using immunofluorescence microscopy. Fluorescence was observed on aggregating…”
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Oxylipin studies expose aspirin as antifungal by Kock, Johan L.F, Sebolai, Olihile M, Pohl, Carolina H, van Wyk, Pieter W.J, Lodolo, Elizabeth J

“…The presence of aspirin-sensitive 3-hydroxy fatty acids (i.e. 3-OH oxylipins) in yeasts was first reported in the early 1990s. Since then, these oxidized fatty…”
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The "firing cannons" of Dipodascopsis uninucleata var. uninucleata by Olivier, Andries P S, Swart, Chantel W, Pohl, Carolina H, van Wyk, Pieter W J, Swart, Hendrik C, Coetsee, Elizabeth, Schoombie, Schalk W, Smit, Jon, Kock, Johan Lodewyk F

“…According to literature, the elongated ascospores of Dipodascopsis uninucleata var. uninucleata exhibit smart movement when forcefully ejected from…”
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Polyunsaturated fatty acids cause apoptosis in C. albicans and C. dubliniensis biofilms by Thibane, Vuyisile S., Ells, Ruan, Hugo, Arno, Albertyn, Jacobus, van Rensburg, Walter J. Janse, Van Wyk, Pieter W.J., Kock, Johan L.F., Pohl, Carolina H.

“…Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) have antifungal properties, but the mode by which they induce their action is not always clear. The aim of the study was to…”
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release of elongated, sheathed ascospores from bottle-shaped asci in Dipodascus geniculatus by van Heerden, Ané, van Wyk, Pieter W.J, Botes, Piet J, Pohl, Carolina H, Strauss, Catharina J, Nigam, Santosh, Kock, Johan L.F

“…Yeasts use different mechanisms to release ascospores of different lengths from bottle-shaped asci. Round to oval-shaped ascospores are enveloped in…”
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Stearidonic acid acts in synergism with amphotericin B in inhibiting Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis biofilms in vitro by Thibane, Vuyisile S, Kock, Johan L.F, Van Wyk, Pieter W.J, Ells, Ruan, Pohl, Carolina H

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