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Aspergillosis

New aspergillosis data have been reported by O.S. Novikova and co-authors

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, December 25th, 2007

"Fungi of the genus Aspergillus can infect all tissues and organs, causing invasive mycosis (aspergillosis). This disease can be fatal, especially in immunocompromised patients," researchers in Russia report.

"Microbiological monitoring of these infectious agents is obligatory in modern medical facilities. Mobile elements can be used as markers to identify the Aspergillus species and strains found indoors as well as to diagnose aspergillosis. Genomic sequences of two Aspergillus species, A. fumigatus and A. nidulans, were analyzed in silico in order to detect LTR retrotransposons. These species were found to considerably differ in the composition of retrotransposon...

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