Disease relevance of Prototheca

• Expression of bovine lactoferrin and lactoferrin N-lobe by recombinant baculovirus and its antimicrobial activity against Prototheca zopfii [1].

High impact information on Prototheca

• All Prototheca strains were susceptible to gentamicin at concentrations between 0.3 and 0.9 micrograms/ml [2].
• In vitro activity of voriconazole against Prototheca wickerhamii: comparative evaluation of sensititre and NCCLS M27-A2 methods of detection [3].
• Using 398 isolates of yeasts and yeastlike fungi comprising 9 genera and 26 species, as well as the hyphomycete Geotrichum candidum and the achlorophyllous alga Prototheca wickerhamii, we compared the API 20C yeast identification system with the modified Vitek yeast identification system with an expanded data base [4].
• A simple new test to differentiate Prototheca wickerhamii from Prototheca zopfii by determining susceptibility to clotrimazole is described [5].
• Growth of Prototheca isolates on n-hexadecane and mixed-hydrocarbon substrate [6].

Anatomical context of Prototheca

• A galactan, isolated from the unicellular organism Prototheca zopfii, and a glycoprotein from a hyphal cell-wall fraction of the fungus Pithomyces chartarum have been oxidised by a D-galactose oxidase preparation from Dactylium dendroides [7].

Associations of Prototheca with chemical compounds

• Voriconazole may offer an option for the treatment of Prototheca sp. infections, and its efficacy should be established through clinical experience [3].
• This is the first report on gas production from glucose and on the changes in the fermentative patterns as a function of temperature for the genus Prototheca [8].
• Synthesis of beta-glucans in Prototheca zopfii. Isolation and characterization of the glycoprotein primer [9].
• The pathway of L-ascorbic acid biosynthesis in the colourless microalga Prototheca moriformis [10].
• Isolation, characterization, and fermentative pattern of a novel thermotolerant Prototheca zopfii var. hydrocarbonea strain producing ethanol and CO2 from glucose at 40 degrees C [8].

Gene context of Prototheca

• Rapid identification of Prototheca species by the API 20C system [11].

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