May 2007

Aspergillus species on cassava chips in storage in rural areas of southern Cameroon: their relationship with storage duration, moisture content and processing methods

A survey was carried out to monitor during a two-month period the incidence of Aspergillus in samples of stored cassava chips traditionally produced in southern Cameroon. Seventy-two samples associated with two forms of chips (cassava balls and cassava pellets) were collected in two locations (Yaoundé and Ebolowa) and 13 Aspergillus species were isolated. In both locations, Aspergillus...

Author(s): G. Essono, M. Ayodele, A. Akoa, J. Foko, S. Olembo, and J. Gockowski

May 2007

Trichophyton rubrum – the predominant etiological agent in human dermatophytoses in Chennai, India

The present study was undertaken to find the predominant etiological agent of dermatophytoses among the patients attending the out patient clinic of Mycology Section, Department of Dermatology, Madras Medical College and Hospital, Chennai. Specimens were collected from suspected patients with dermatophytoses and examined for the presence of fungal elements, cultured, isolated and identified. Among the 90 suspected...

Author(s): G. Venkatesan, A. J. A. Ranjit Singh, A. G. Murugesan, C. Janaki and S. Gokul Shankar