Site Updates from more than 12 months ago
A new secondary metabolite called oxylipin has been isolated from Aspergillus flavus.
Secondary metabolites section | Link
The first slide presentations from the recent ECCMID 21st conference in Milan covering topics on pre-emptive therapy and non-culture based diagnosis of Aspergillus, can be viewed in the slides section of Educational Materials.
Education (Slide bank) section | Link
AspICU2 is a multicenter web-based observational survey to assess the burden of Aspergillus and other fungi in critically ill patients. By registering now, you will enter the AspICU2 project community, and receive regular updates on the project.
Research directory section | Link
Comparative in vivo dose-dependent activity of caspofungin and anidulafungin against echinocandin-susceptible and -resistant Aspergillus fumigatus by Lewis RE, Liao G, Hou J, Prince RA, Kontoyiannis DP
Library (Articles) section | Link
The 2nd International Fungal Cell Wall Meeting will be held from October 7-10, 2011 in Giens, France.
Abstracts deadline September 2, 2011
Conferences section | Link
5 PhD studenships available at The Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity Naturalis, Leiden, The Netherlands.
There is a list of 30 projects to choose from, one of which is entitled "Biodiversity and habitat partitioning of arctic fungi and their role in vegetation change due to climatic changes"
Closing date is 15th May 2011
Jobs section | Link
PhD Researcher needed for the CBS Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
The researcher will lead a team of up to 6 technicians dedicated to generating DNA sequence data of all strains in the Collection.
Closing date 15th June 2011
Jobs section | Link
Advances in the Detection of Aspergillus Developing Drug Resistance
Aspergillus Blog | Link
The review "Histopathologic Diagnosis of Fungal Infections in the 21st Century" (2011) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review "The molecular mechanisms of glucocorticoids-mediated neutrophil survival" (2011) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Five PhD studentships, commencing August 2011, are available at The Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity Naturalis, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Jobs section | Link
The position of Researcher is available at the CBS Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Jobs section | Link
The review "Aspergillus flavus" (2011) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Patients Meeting at the National Aspergillosis Centre, 5th May 2011. This talk will be given by Caroline Powell from the Expert Patient Programme Services in Manchester, UK and is available to watch live.
The talk is entitled 'Expert Patients Programme - Supporting self-management of our long-term condition.' Everyone is welcome to join us on the internet.
News | Link
Host-Fungal Interactions:Pathogenicity versus immunity. Deadline for early registration is July 20th 2011
Conferences section | Link
The review "The role of anti-infectives in the treatment of refractory asthma" (2011) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review "The diagnostic value of halo and reversed halo signs for invasive mold infections in compromised hosts" (2011) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Science, Engineering & Technology Student of the Year Awards 2011 - A great way to get your research and your researchers better recognised
News | Link
NIAID - funded BEI extend their microbe strain & reagent resource services to include Aspergillus and any other medically important microbe.
Aspergillus Blog | Link
5th Advances Against Aspergillosis Conference - January 2012. Request for abstracts now open.
Aspergillus Blog | Link
"You've never had it so good" - Public Satisfaction With The NHS is at All Time High
Aspergillus Blog | Link
"Molecular Medicine: from bench to bedside", a training opportunity in Translational Science in Sao Paulo, Brazil, sponsored by the Brazilian Research Funding Agencies. 19-24 June 2011.
Courses and Workshops section | Link
The Aspergillosis Patients Support group will be transmitting live on http://www.ustream.tv/channel/aspergillosis-patients-meeting at 1pm BST (one hour ahead of GMT) today. Everyone is welcome!
Patients website | Link
The position of Medical Microbiologist is available at South Eastern Area Laboratory Services, in Randwick/Kogarah, NSW, Australia. Closing date 3 April 2011
Jobs section | Link
Fungal Pathogens: From Basic Biology to Drug Discovery. January 15 - 20 2012. You may submit your abstract until October 19, 2011.
Part of the Keystone Symposia Global Health Series, Supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Conferences section | Link
Cellular and Molecular Fungal Biology Gordon Research Conference, June 17 - 22 2012, New Hampshire, USA.
Applications for this meeting must be submitted by May 20, 2012. Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed (full) before this deadline.
Conferences section | Link
Aspergillus, Penicillium and Related Species Reported from Turkey - an extensive database
Library (Articles) section | Link
Postdoctoral Research Fellow required at the University of Edinburgh to work on Calcium signalling and homeostasis in Aspergillus fumigatus. CS & H are essential for the growth, differentiation and virulence of filamentous fungi. Closing date 5th April 2011
Jobs section | Link
Presence of Mould Species Correlate with Presence of Asthma
Aspergillus Blog | Link
Professionals interested in Aspergillus genomics research are encouraged to join the Aspergillus Genomes community, hosted by the Aspergillus Website at http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/aspergillusgenomes/
Genomics section | Link
CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre Research Project - participation needed. Please read "Invitation to join the JGI Aspergillus comparative genome project"
Genomics section | Link
The Aspergillus Website Newsletter for March 2011 is now available
Newsletters | Link
Childhood Exposure to Aspergillus Protects Against Asthma
Aspergillus Blog | Link
A new image showing mucoid impaction of the bronchi in a patient with ABPA can be seen in the medical images section.
Medical images section - Allergic aspergillosis|(Registration required) | Link
An image collection of Aspergillus persii, including conidial heads, culture plates and showing an infected toe nail (onychomycosis) - has now been added to the species images section.
Species images section|(Registration required) | Link
A PhD studentship (Fungal Cell Wall Components and Co-receptor Stimulation of Cells of the Innate Immune System) is available at the University of Aberdeen, closing date 15 April 2011
Jobs section | Link
A PhD studentship (Isolation and Functional Characterization of Natural Anti-Candida Antibodies from Single Memory B Cells: A Novel Route to Fungal Immunodiagnostics and Immunotherapy) is available at the University of Aberdeen, closing date 31 March 2011
Jobs section | Link
ProkaGENOMICS 2011 - call for abstracts deadline 15 April 2011.
The two main research areas are:
* the GenoMik-Transfer initiative, dedicated to application-oriented research on non-pathogenic microorganisms relevant for health, nutrition and industrial production
* the Medical Infectiongenomics initiative, focusing on the investigation of infectious diseases employing genome wide approaches.
Conferences section | Link
New Treatment for Chronic Granulomatous Disorder (CGD)
Aspergillus Blog | Link
Posts of Consultant/Associate Consultant (Infectious Diseases) are available at the Changi General Hospital, Singapore
Jobs section | Link
Mucoid impaction, localised bronchiectasis and surgery (upper lobectomy) in a young patient with ABPA.
Case histories section | Link
From Another Kingdom exhibition (formerly sited at Botanic Gardens , Edinburgh)is now safely installed in an exhibition gallery adjacent to the Great Glasshouse at the National Botanic Garden in Wales.
News | Link
Secondary Prophylaxis with Antifungals for Leukemia Patients - recommended or not?
Aspergillus Blog | Link
The review "Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an emerging fungal disease" (2010) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review "Aspergillus infections in the head and neck" (2010) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review "β-D-glucan assay for the diagnosis of invasive fungal infections: a meta-analysis" (2011) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Details of Mycology Masterclass V in October 2011 at Hamilton Island, Queensland have been published.
Courses and Workshops section | Link
IDSA offer 60 $2000 scholarships to medical students working in US medical schools. Deadline for 2011 is March 1st 2011
Research directory section | Link
Three images of a patient on voriconazole with a severe photosensitive skin rash and photopsia can be seen in the drug rashes section of the image library
Medical images section - Drug rashes and side effects |(Registration required) | Link
The position of Medical Microbiologist/Infectious Diseases Physician is available at Southern Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Library (Articles) section | Link
A new image showing an aspergilloma colony from the edge of a fungal ball can be seen in the microscopic pathology section of the image library.
Medical images section - Microscopic pathology of aspergillosis|(Registration required) | Link
Another image of an aspergilloma in association with tuberculosis can be viewed in th easpergilloma section (Pathology)
Medical images section - Aspergilloma|(Registration required) | Link
A new image showing an aspergilloma in association with tuberculosis can be seen in the aspergilloma section (pathology images)
Medical images section - Aspergilloma|(Registration required) | Link
The review "Antifungal prophylaxis in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients: the unfinished tale of imperfect success" (2011) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The position of Post-Doctoral Research Fellow is available in the Infectious Diseases Sciences Program at the Hohl Laboratory, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle.
Library (Articles) section | Link
140 abstracts from the 23rd Fungal Genetics Conference (2005) are now searchable
Library (Conference abstracts) section | Link
Protocol for homogenisation of Cystic fibrosis (CF) sputum samples in preparation for Aspergillus fungal DNA extraction
Lab. protocols section | Link
The article "Too many mouldy joints - marijuana and chronic pulmonary aspergillosis" (2011) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review "Management of invasive fungal infections: a role for polyenes" (2011) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Asperfest 6 abstracts now available
Library (Conference abstracts) section | Link
The review "Seeking common pathophysiology in asthma, atopy and sinusitis" (2011) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Abstracts for Asperfest 7 now available
Library (Conference abstracts) section | Link
The Effects of Indoor Mould on Asthma - Time to Act!
Aspergillus Blog | Link
The review "IL-22 in antifungal immunity" (2011) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review "Treatment of endogenous fungal endophthalmitis: focus on new antifungal agents" (2011) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review "Fungal malignant external otitis" (2011) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The post of Research Fellow (Immune responses to fungal pathogens) at The University of Aberdeen is available.
Jobs section | Link
The review "Influence of indoor factors in dwellings on the development of childhood asthma" (2011) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
PhD Studentship: Epithelial innate immunity against fungal pathogens at mucosal surfaces. Closing date 25th February 2011
Jobs section | Link
A PhD Studentship (Epithelial innate immunity against fungal pathogens at mucosal surfaces) is available at King's College, London
Jobs section | Link
The next Patients Meeting will be broadcast from the National Aspergillosis Centre at 1pm GMT today Feb 3rd. Go to http://www.ustream.tv/channel/aspergillosis-patients-meeting The Speaker will be me - Dr Graham Atherton and the talk will be on progress we are making assessing the Quality of Life of our patients and its use in the clinical process.
Patients website | Link
High Resolution Genotyping of Clinical Aspergillus flavus Isolates from India Using Microsatellites
Library (Articles) section | Link
MRC Clinical Research Training Fellowships in Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Universities of Liverpool & Manchester, UK Closing date 31/05/2011
Jobs section | Link
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Genome evolution of fungal pathogens), Singapore Closing date 31/03/2011
Jobs section | Link
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Evolution of fungal pathogens within mouse hosts), Singapore Closing date 31/03/2011
Jobs section | Link
Clinical Research Fellow (Translational Medicine), University of Manchester Closing date 11/2/11
Jobs section | Link
Aspergillus fumigatus Causing Breathlessness in Mumbai
Aspergillus Blog | Link
Top Fungal Disease Experts Meet in Texas, USA
Aspergillus Blog | Link
The review "Aspergillus fumigatus biofilms in the clinical setting" (2011) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Applications are invited by The Gilead UK and Ireland Fellowship Programme with proposals for "Projects for improving the journey of patients with invasive fungal disease through changes to practice and service delivery both inside and outside of the hospital setting."
Research directory section | Link
The document "Clinical practice guideline for the use of antimicrobial agents in neutropenic patients with cancer: 2010 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America" (2011) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
January's Aspergillus Newsletter has been published
Newsletters | Link
Keep wild bird feeders clean
Aspergillus Blog | Link
The review "Manipulation of host angioneogenesis: A critical link for understanding the pathogenesis of invasive mold infections?" (2010) is available
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review "Interaction of phagocytes with filamentous fungi" (2010) is available
Library (Articles) section | Link
Two postdoctoral research fellowships on the evolution of fungal pathogens are available in Dr Norman Pavelka's laboratory in Singapore, commencing May 2011.
Jobs section | Link
The review "High attenuation mucoid impaction in allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis" (2010) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review "Aspergillus vertebral osteomyelitis in immunocompetent hosts: role of triazole antifungal therapy" (2011) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review "Aspergillus spondylodiscitis in solid organ transplant recipients" (2010) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The closing date for the post of Clinical Research Fellow in the School of Translational Medicine, The University of Manchester has been extended to 11 February 2011
Jobs section | Link
A talk given to the Aspergillosis Patients Meeting by Dr Paul Bowyer is available here - this is a recording of the content streamed live to the internet so is unedited. We also have a higher quality recording which will become available in a few weeks. Dr Bowyer's talk is targeted at laypeople and focussed on part of his own research at the National Aspergillosis Centre - fungal allergens.
Patients website | Link
The review "Fungal infections of the ear in immunocompromised host: a review" (2011) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Regulation of Development in Aspergillus nidulans and Aspergillus fumigatus: A review
Library (Articles) section | Link
Information for travellers who have respiratory problems: precautions, preparations & insurance
Patients website | Link
First Catastrophic Flooding, then Biblical 'Pestilence' (mould): the threat moulds present to flooded houses and how to deal with it.
Aspergillus Blog | Link
The review "Treatment and timing in invasive mould disease" (2011) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review "Systematic review and mixed treatment comparison of randomized evidence for empirical, pre-emptive and directed treatment strategies for invasive mould disease" (2011) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The article "Optimizing management of invasive mould diseases" (2011) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review "Detection and investigation of invasive mould disease" (2011) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review "Risk assessment and prognostic factors for mould-related diseases in immunocompromised patients" (2011) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review "Local innate host response and filamentous fungi in patients with cystic fibrosis" (2010) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review "C-type lectins, fungi and Th17 responses" (2010) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The Aspergillus Newsletter for December 2010 has been sent out
Newsletters | Link
The review "Cystic fibrosis, atopy, asthma and ABPA" (2010) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Healthcare Infections. Event at the Royal College of Physicians on 8th December 2011.
Conferences section | Link
Respiratory Tract Infections: Uncommon Pathogens and Misleading Presentations. Whether in Oncology, Acute Medicine or Intensive Care, respiratory tract infections account for a large burden of illness in hospitalised patients. This conference will highlight recent advances in the diagnosis and management of the most prominent respiratory tract infections encountered by clinicians. March 15th 2011.
Conferences section | Link
‘The Young ISHAM’ is a brand new platform for young scientists working in the exciting field of medical mycology which should help young veterinarians, physicians and biologists building up their professional network.
Links section | Link
Deaths caused by Tragic Error in Dosage of an Antifungal
Aspergillus Blog | Link
Welcome to the Amazing World of Fungi . . . A team from the National Aspergillosis Centre (NAC) based at UHSM spent a weekend in early October meeting patients and visitors at the ‘From Another Kingdom – the Amazing World of Fungi’ exhibition in the John Hope Gateway at the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
News | Link
University Hospital of South Manchester (UHSM) Academy launches new educational programme on fungal infections in partnership with Pfizer. Designed to educate infectious diseases experts and other physicians from the Africa-Middle East region about best practice in the dagnosis of fungal infections.
News | Link
Visit our latest blog "Clinical trial examines intravenous micafungin versus voriconazole for chronic pulmonary aspergillosis".
Aspergillus Blog | Link
A new species - Aspergillus haitiensis has been added to the species database.
Species database section | Link
The review "Aspergillus nidulans asexual development: making the most of cellular modules" (2010) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review "What can be learned from genotyping of fungi?" (2010) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review "Aspergillus fumigatus: contours of an opportunistic human pathogen" (2010) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Consultant in Infectious Diseases at the National Aspergillosis Centre, Manchester, UK. Closing Date 15th December 2010.
Jobs section | Link
Global prevalence of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis following pulmonary tuberculosis
Aspergillus Blog | Link
ESCMID Postgraduate Technical Workshop. Aspergillosis: from Allergy to Invasive Disease. Manchester, UK. 25 – 26 May 2011
Courses and Workshops section | Link
The position of Postdoctoral Researcher/Senior Research Scientist in Fungal-Host Interactions at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute is advertised.
Jobs section | Link
A new blog entitled "Latest update on Isavuconazole clinical trials" can be seen on the blog page.
Aspergillus Blog | Link
Advice for people with asthma as temperatures set to plummet
Aspergillus Blog | Link
The Hospital Infection Society is hosting the second one-day training day in Infection Control specifically for specialist registrars. This promises to be an excellent day with speakers covering a wide range of infection control issues including real life clinical scenarios. There will be opportunities for discussion and the program will be of interest to all microbiology and virology trainees regardless of level of experience.
Courses and Workshops section | Link
Recreational Divers Need Awareness of Aspergillus
Aspergillus Blog | Link
State-of-the-art in Emerging Fungal Infections, ESCMID Postgraduate Education Course. September 8-9th, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Courses and Workshops section | Link
November Newsletter is being sent out today. Now includes the latest Theses & books available on aspergillus & aspergillosis. Browse all newsletters here. Subscribe here
Newsletters | Link
A series of book in Chinese language have been added to the library
Library (Books) section | Link
Fellowships for European PhD students and Postdoctoral Scientists: 15 Fellowships (€500 each) are available for European PhD students and Postdoctoral Scientists wishing to attend the Gordon Research Conference on “Immunology of Fungal Infections” in Galveston, Texas, USA January 16 - 21. It is a prerequisite that applicants present posters at the meeting. This funding will be awarded on a first-come first-served basis. Please contact Luigina Romani for more information and details on how to apply for these awards. Applications must be submitted by December 31, 2011.
Conferences section | Link
Several new experimental antifungal drugs, methods of application and vaccines that featured in the 50th ICAAC have been added to the 'New drugs for aspergillosis' and 'New Approaches' parts of Treatment Section
Treatments section|(Registration required) | Link
12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate
Conferences section | Link
CBS Course Medical Mycology in Utrecht, The Netherlands, 7-18 March, a limited number of places is still available
Courses and Workshops section | Link
The German-speaking Society for Medical Mycology (DMYKG) has started an institution for educational activities called “Scientia Akademie”.
Courses and Workshops section | Link
One Fungus – One Name: The CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre is organizing a meeting on modern fungal nomenclature
Conferences section | Link
The 55th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Medical Mycology will be held in Tokyo, Japan, October 21-22, 2011
Conferences section | Link
INNOVATIONS IN DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF INVASIVE FUNGAL INFECTIONS: An online educational resource from the MSG Educational Committee
Courses and Workshops section | Link
MRC Clinical Research Training Fellowships in Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, commencing October 2011, are available.
Jobs section | Link
A set of guidelines entitled "Fungal infection prevention after hematopoietic cell transplantation" (2009) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The post of Clincial Research Fellow in the School of Translational Medicine, The University of Manchester is available.
Jobs section | Link
HapX-Mediated Adaption to Iron Starvation Is Crucial for Virulence of Aspergillus fumigatus
Library (Articles) section | Link
Sexual reproduction in aflatoxin-producing Aspergillus nomius. A new sexual form of Aspergillus is discovered.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Innate Antifungal Immunity: The Key Role of Phagocytes
Library (Articles) section | Link
The Nationwide Austrian Aspergillus Registry: aprospective data collection on epidemiology, therapy and outcome of invasive mould infections in immunocompromised and/or immunosuppressed patients
Library (Articles) section | Link
Aspergillus infections in birds: a review
Veterinary section | Link
Regulation of herbal remedies in Europe
Aspergillus Blog | Link
Two positions for PhD students are currently available in the laboratory of Prof. Guenther Daum at the Institute of Biochemistry, Graz University of Technology, Austria
Jobs section | Link
A new blog entitled "Nanoparticles deliver improved antifungal activity" is now available.
Aspergillus Blog | Link
This Postgraduate Education Course focuses on medical fungal biofilms and is devoted to applied and fundamental aspects of fungal biofilm formation. The main focuses are:
* Biofilm organisation and biosynthesis
* Biochemical composition and characteristics of the extracellular matrix
* Biosignalisation and resistance to stress and drugs
* New methodologies to study the biofilms
* Prevention in hospital and new therapeutic strategies
Courses and Workshops section | Link
On behalf of the Invasive Aspergillosis Animal Models (IAAM) and Dr. John Wingard and the Aspergillus Technology Consortium (AsTeC), it is a great pleasure for me to invite you to attend an NIH sponsored workshop entitled “Pathways to Improving Diagnostics of Invasive Aspergillosis.” to be held at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One Bethesda Metro Center in Bethesda, Maryland on November 15, 2010.
Courses and Workshops section | Link
A video of Philip Langridge -specialist Aspergillosis Physiotherapist- speaking on the importance of exercise and learning breathing techniques for aspergillosis patients can be viewed on the patients website.
Patients website | Link
National Aspergillosis Centre Physiotherapy: Phil Langridge's Top Ten Tips for Exercise
Patients website | Link
National Aspergillosis Centre Physiotherapy: Chest Clearance Technique
Patients website | Link
The Natural Antifungal Properties of Garlic
Aspergillus Blog | Link
The review "Clinical pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of the antifungal extended-spectrum triazole posaconazole: an overview" (2010) is available
Library (Articles) section | Link
Details of over 60 conferences have been added in the past week
Conferences section | Link
Aspergillus is found to be the predominant organism in a group of paediatric Cystic fibrosis patients.
Aspergillus Blog | Link
Details are available for two 2011 ESCMID postgraduate education courses on fungal infections, to be held in Russia and Romania
Courses and Workshops section | Link
The abstracts for the 50th ICAAC are now available.
Library (Conference abstracts) section | Link
A promising new approach for the rapid diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis
Aspergillus Blog | Link
Several powerpoint slide sets from the recent European Respiratory Society meeting in Barcelona on September 18th, can be viewed in the Education section (slides).
Education section | Link
The review "Mycotic keratitis: an overview of diagnosis and therapy" (2008) is available
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review "Immunogenetics of invasive aspergillosis" (2010) is available
Library (Articles) section | Link
The Fungal Research Trust has released details of its latest achievements
News | Link
Aspergillus Genomics and Metabolic Pathways - AsperCyc
Aspergillus Blog | Link
10 new protocols added from the Cramer Lab - Department of Veterinary Molecular Biology at Montana State University. All in the Fungal Molecular Biology section
Lab. protocols section | Link
A new addition to the Patients' site is a section on Video Resources. There are informal recordings of meetings for patients on a selection of topics with questions and answers. A new one will be added each month. Two are currently available "How can I clean up my home?" and "Antifungal drugs - problems and side effects".
Patients website | Link
Mouldy Films Can Project More Than Movies
Aspergillus Blog | Link
Why are some people vulnerable to Aspergillosis?
Aspergillus Blog | Link
A recent paper and accompanying editorial on feline aspergillosis have been added to the Veterinary section
Veterinary section | Link
The review "Pulmonary aspergillosis: clinical presentation, diagnostic tests, management and complications" (2010) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Aspergillus is Associated with Worsening Asthma
Aspergillus Blog | Link
The post of Physician (Infectious Disease & General Medicine) with Waikato District Health Board, Hamilton, New Zealand is available.
Jobs section | Link
Steps to Proving Inhaled Mycotoxins are Harmful to Human Health?
Aspergillus Blog | Link
Increasing Levels of Mycotoxins in Animal Feed - a worldwide problem?
Aspergillus Blog | Link
A post doctoral position at Youngstown University, Ohio, USA is available.
Jobs section | Link
The position of Research Assistant Professor/Research Scientist (Host-Eukaryotic Pathogen Interactions & Immunology) is available at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute
Jobs section | Link
The review "Conazoles" (2010) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Aspergillosis: from Allergy to Invasive Disease, ESCMID Postgraduate Technical Workshop. 25 - 26 May 2011, Manchester, United Kingdom
Conferences section | Link
The review "Aspergillus species intrinsically resistant to antifungal agents" (2010) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review "Severe asthma and fungi: current evidence" (2010) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review "Enemy of the (immunosuppressed) state: an update on the pathogenesis of Aspergillus fumigatus infection." (2010) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The post of Infectious Diseases Physician in Brisbane, Australia is advertised.
Jobs section | Link
The latest Aspergillus Website newsletter is now ready to read
Newsletters | Link
Images from a case of primary cutaneous aspergillosis in a pre-term neonate, who was successfully treated with posaconazole.
Other images section|(Registration required) | Link
Vitamin D could be used to treat ABPA in Cystic Fibrosis? A new study shows low vitamin D levels in ABPA patients.
Aspergillus Blog | Link
A remarkable new web resource to provide farmers with up to date information on precautions to be taken to prevent mycotoxin contamination of crops & livestock. Includes a short video course funded by Alltech.
Mycotoxins section | Link
The review "Developing a vaccine against aspergillosis" (2010) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review "Aspergillus endocarditis 2003-2009" (2010) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review "Newer combination antifungal therapies for invasive aspergillosis" (2010) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review "Azole antimycotics and drug interactions in the perioperative period" (2010) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review "Drug-induced nephrotoxicity caused by amphotericin B lipid complex and liposomal amphotericin B: a review and meta-analysis" (2010) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review "Epidemiology of opportunistic fungal infections in Latin America" (2010) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Virchow's 1856 paper "Beiträge zur Lehre von den beim Menschen vorkommenden pflanzlichen Parasiten" (Contributions to the theory of plant parasites occurring in humans) is available
Library (Articles) section | Link
A report on the 4th Advances against Aspergillosis conference held in Rome, February 2010, has been published
Library (Articles) section | Link
Risk factors for Aspergillus colonization and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in children with cystic fibrosis
Library (Articles) section | Link
Contamination risk for fungal PCR-based diagnostic methods is discussed in the paper "Aspergillus DNA contamination in blood collection tubes" (2010)
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review "Epidemiology of opportunistic fungal infections in Latin America" (2010) is available
Library (Articles) section | Link
Images from a patient with drug rashes due to interactions of inhaled steroids with azole antifungal drugs. Also a rash of unknown cause associated with CPA(PT AB)
Medical images section|(Registration required) | Link
Abstracts from the 14th and 15th International Symposia on Infections in the Immunocompromised Host have been added
Library (Conference abstracts) section | Link
Self-protection against gliotoxin--a component of the gliotoxin biosynthetic cluster, GliT, completely protects Aspergillus fumigatus against exogenous gliotoxin.
Library (Articles) section | Link
"It's A Knockout" Gem's Little Gems Appeal for the Fungal Research Trust
Aspergillus Blog | Link
Detection of Aspergillus indoors - a new type of device
Aspergillus Blog | Link
Abstracts from the 16th International Symposia on Infections in the Immunocompromised Host have been added
Library (Conference abstracts) section | Link
Report from the 16th International Symposium on Infections in the Immunocompromised Host, 27-30 June 2010, Budapest, Hungary
Library (Conference abstracts) section | Link
Your Hay Fever might actually be Allergy to Aspergillus
Aspergillus Blog | Link
An accredited Microbiology Registrar training position is available from February 2011 at Dorevitch Pathology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Closing date for applications 16 August 2010
Jobs section | Link
Images of a patient (Pt FM) with chronic pulmonary aspergillosis with finger nail clubbing, can be viewed in the chronic cavitary aspergillosis section of the image library.
Medical images section|(Registration required) | Link
Vitamin B3 Could Be Used to Treat Aspergillus Infections
Aspergillus Blog | Link
New biopesticide Aflasafe™ may solve Kenya's ongoing maize contamination problem.
Aspergillus Blog | Link
Original descriptions of 32 species from Raper and Fennell's "The Genus Aspergillus" have been added.
Species database section | Link
The original, 1838 description of Aspergillus alternatus by the Reverend MJ Berkeley has been added.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review "Molds in Relation to Asthma and Vasomotor Rhinitis: A Review" (1943) is available
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review "Diagnostic challenges and recent advances in the early management of invasive fungal infections"(2010) is available
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review "Invasive aspergillosis in pediatric patients" (2010) is available
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review "Isavuconazole: A Comprehensive Review of Spectrum of Activity of a New Triazole" (2010) is available
Library (Articles) section | Link
Newsletter for June 2010 sent out to all subscribed readers. HEADLINE ARTICLE: "Major review of fungal infections after stem cell transplant"
Newsletters | Link
A paper has been published describing the work done and scope of our new metabolic pathways section
Metabolic Pathways | Link
Images from a patient with pseudomembranous aspergillus tracheobronchitis, including CT scans, Xrays, histology and bronchoscopy can be viewed in the image library in the airways section.
Medical images section|(Registration required) | Link
A fully updated article on Aspergillus tracheobronchitis written by Sahlawati Mustakim has been uploaded
Treatments section|(Registration required) | Link
Which genes are switched on when an Aspergillus spore is detected by lung cells
Aspergillus Blog | Link
Added link to a paper on functional analysis of superoxidase dismutase family
Genes of Medical Interest | Link
Some histology and pathology of lung samples, taken from a CPA patient with lung bullae associated with cannabis smoking, can be seen in the CCPA section of the image library.
Medical images section|(Registration required) | Link
20th ECCMID abstracts are now available
Library (Conference abstracts) section | Link
Influenza H1N1 (Swine flu) is a risk factor for Invasive Aspergillosis
Aspergillus Blog | Link
A PhD studentship "Insect-Aspergillus Molecular Ecology " is available at the University of Goettingen. Closing date 15 June 2010.
Jobs section | Link
PhD Studentship: Identification, characterisation and validation of antifungal gene targets in pathogenic moulds
Jobs section | Link
Trying to break the mould - the current state of the art
Aspergillus Blog | Link
Cancer is not a fungus
Aspergillus Blog | Link
The review "Primary Invasive Oral Aspergillosis: An Updated Literature Review" (2010) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review "Fungal infections after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation" (2010) is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Two classic older papers uploaded - not quite old enough to go into the Historical section. AH Henderson's 'Pulmonary aspergillosis. A survey of its occurrence in patients with chronic lung disease and a discussion of the significance of diagnostic tests.' and MP English 'Significance and interpretation of laboratory tests in pulmonary aspergillosis'
Library (Articles) section | Link
The treatment of a cystic fibrosis patient who had an aspergilloma with voriconazole has been updated in the image library in the aspergilloma section(Pt NT).
The patient responded well to voriconazole treatment. In addition a bronchoscopy image has been added to the CT scans and X-ray.
Medical images section|(Registration required) | Link
The talks from the patients' meeting in Rome are now available as podcasts - which are intended to be viewed on an iphone or ipod, but can also be viewed on PCs via iTunes.
Patients website | Link
Guide for interpreting reports from inspections/investigations of indoor mold
Air Quality section | Link
Adverse Neurologic Events Associated with Voriconazole Use in 3 Cats
Veterinary section | Link
Increased Oral Bioavailability of Itraconazole and Its Active Metabolite, 7-Hydroxyitraconazole, When Coadministered With a Vitamin C Beverage in Healthy Participants
Library (Articles) section | Link
Itraconazole, a Commonly Used Antifungal that Inhibits Hedgehog Pathway Activity and Cancer Growth
Library (Articles) section | Link
Melanoma Associated With Long-term Voriconazole Therapy: A New Manifestation of Chronic Photosensitivity
Library (Articles) section | Link
A chest X-ray from a patient with CPA and childhood TB who responds well to posaconazole treatment.
Medical images section|(Registration required) | Link
A distance learning course in Medical Mycology is available from University College London jointly with the BSMM.
Courses/Workshops | Link
The first slide presentations from the recent 20th ECCMID meeting in Vienna are now available in the slides section of the Education section.
Education section | Link
The conference 'Focus on Fungal Infections 20' has been made available to watch on video as CME
Education section | Link
Volcanic ash hazard to chronic respiratory patients
Aspergillus Blog | Link
The 2010 review paper "Unraveling polyketide synthesis in members of the genus Aspergillus" is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review paper "Detection of invasive aspergillosis" is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
An evaluation of the antifungal drug caspofungin, in the treatment of invasive fungal infections in solid organ transplant patients.
Aspergillus Blog | Link
Veterinary images of a cat with nasal, sinus and orbital aspergillosis taken at post mortem can be viewed in the veterinary I section of the image library. Feline aspergillosis is rare in the United Kingdom.
Vet and plant images section|(Registration required) | Link
DNA chip for the detection of fungi in the air.
Aspergillus Blog | Link
Report from the 4th Advances Against Aspergillosis, Rome, Italy, 4–6 February 2010 by Liz McNeil Grist PhD, medical writer, UK
Conferences section | Link
The article for Aspergillus endocarditis has been updated
Treatments section|(Registration required) | Link
Our understanding of the human pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus has recently benefitted from much work at the genomics level, including genome sequencing and comparative genome analyses. The next stage in this process is to develop a higher-level appreciation of the organism’s biology and to this end the Pathway Tools software has been used to map the metabolic pathways of A. fumigatus Af293. The resulting web-based resource shows 242 pathways which can be viewed at a variety of resolutions.
Genomics section | Link
CT scans and X-rays from a patient with cystic fibrosis and ABPA who developed an aspergilloma can be viewed in the image library in the aspergilloma section(Pt NT).
Medical images section|(Registration required) | Link
New biocontrol agent for Aspergillus contamination of peanuts
Aspergillus Blog | Link
The 2010 review paper "Therapy for fungal diseases: opportunities and priorities" is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Two post-doctoral positions are available at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review paper "How fungi have shaped our understanding of mammalian immunology" is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The paper "Invasive filamentous fungal infections associated with renal transplant tourism" is available, in which the authors describe a case and review the literature of invasive mycoses among commercial organ transplant recipients.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The first Aspergillosis for Patients Meeting was held in Rome on Feb 3rd, 2010 and is now available for viewing in the form of videos and slides on this site. Many internationally renowned scientists and doctors gave an excellent review of Aspergillosis and the latest research and treatments. Specialist areas covered by the talks include Aspergillus and Cystic Fibrosis, Invasive Aspergillosis, CGD, Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis, steroids and antifungal treatments, surgery for aspergilloma, getting antifungal levels right, and cleaning up your environment. The videos are available in the patients sections of the site and from the Teaching Video Library.
Patients website | Link
First case of Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA) in a child by Raymond Slavin - 40 years ago
News | Link
Abstracts for the Advances against Aspergillosis meeting are now available
Library (Conference abstracts) section | Link
New section written exclusively for the Aspergillus Website on Aspergillus endophthalmitis
Treatments section|(Registration required) | Link
Mechanisms of spore dispersal
Air Quality section | Link
The 2010 review paper "Epidemiology of invasive mycoses in North America" is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Run your car on Aspergillus?
Aspergillus Blog | Link
The 2009 review paper "Aspergillus and the paediatric lung" is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The 2009 review article "Epidemics of mold poisoning past and present" is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Murine models of airway fungal exposure and allergic sensitization
Review section | Link
The fall and rise of the healthcare mycologist: there is still hope for the expertise from the healthcare scientist specialising in fungal infection in the UK
Aspergillus Blog | Link
50 million year old Aspergillus: Fossil fungus
Aspergillus Blog | Link
A Young Life Scientists' symposium on "The next generation of asthma & allergy research" takes place in London, UK on 26 May 2010
Courses section | Link
Aspergillus PCR: one step closer towards standardisation.
Diagnosis section | Registration required | Link
A BSMM course on Diagnostic Medical Mycology is taking place in Leeds, UK next month.
Courses section | Link
Two PhD positions are available to work with Professor Neil Gow at the University of Aberdeen, UK, to work on signalling and pathogenesis of the human pathogenic fungus Candida albicans
Jobs section | Link
Purification and characterization of mycoferritin from Aspergillus flavus MTCC 873.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The first slide presentations from the Advances Against Aspergillosis 4th Meeting in Rome held on Feb 4th-6th, 2010, can now be viewed in the slides section of the educational materials. Many more will be added over the next few weeks.
Education (Slide bank) section | Link
The first Aspergillosis Meeting for Patients has been held in Rome and was a great success
Aspergillus Blog | Link
IDSA ERF/NFID Joint Research Awards are available to young researchers. Deadline for application is 12 February 2010.
Research directory section | Link
New antifungal leaps its latest hurdle: Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. (SIX:BSLN) announces that based on a futility analysis of the isavuconazole phase III trial for the treatment of invasive Aspergillus infections, the Independent Data Safety Monitoring Board (IDSMB) has recommended the continuation of the study.
Aspergillus Blog | Link
A patient (PT NC) with CPA develops a severe exacerbation of pre-existing psoriasis on treatment with posaconazole. On discontinuation of the posaconazole and a 2 week treatment with steroids the psoriasis showed significant improvement, (6 images).
Medical images section|(Registration required) | Link
An eleven page extract dealing with Aspergillus fumigatus from the 1896 book "Traité de parasitologie animale et végétale appliquée à la médecine" by Moniez is available as a pdf.
History section | Link
The 1893 book "Recherches cliniques et expérimentales sur la pseudo-tuberculose aspergillaire" by Dr Louis Rénon is available as a pdf. Rénon reports on his studies prompted by cases of aspergillosis in pigeon fatteners ("gaveurs de pigeon").
History section | Link
Controlling insect numbers using fungi
Aspergillus Blog | Link
A 20 page extract dealing with genus Aspergillus from the 1904 publication "Les champignons parasites de l'homme et des animaux " by Fernand Guéguen has been added.
History section | Link
The 2009 review paper "Antifungal Prophylaxis in Liver Transplant Recipients" is available.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Rolleston and Latham's review "Pulmonary Aspergillosis" from Volume 5 of "A System of Medicine", published in 1909, has been added.
History section | Link
Aspergillosis Meeting for Patients, February 3rd 2010, Rome, Italy. Ask our experts a question here and we will try to get it answered during the meeting if time allows.
Patients website | Link
Host-derived lipids and oxylipins are crucial signals in modulating mycotoxin production by fungi. A review.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The paper "Designing voriconazole treatment for racing pigeons: balancing between hepatic enzyme auto induction and toxicity" has been added to the Veterinary section. The oral dosage schedules considered most appropriate are detailed.
Veterinary section | Link
Some images of heavily blood stained sputum from a patient with chronic pulmonary aspergillosis and aspergillomas, can be viewed in the image library under CPA images (PT MW).
Medical images section|(Registration required) | Link
The Veterinary section now includes the paper "Clinicopathologic and diagnostic imaging characteristics of systemic aspergillosis in 30 dogs". The authors found that Aspergillus deflectus and A. terreus were the principal infectious agents in the case series.
Veterinary section | Link
Monitoring of nosocomial invasive aspergillosis and early evidence of an outbreak using cumulative sum tests (CUSUM)
Library (Articles) section | Link
The paper "The effects of antifungal therapy on severe asthma with fungal sensitization and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis" has been added. From a retrospective cohort study the authors conclude both ABPA and SAFS patients benefited from antifungal therapy.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The paper "Airborne Aspergillus contamination during hospital construction works: Efficacy of protective measures" has been added. The authors conclude construction work was not significantly associated with increased airborne Aspergillus contamination, regardless of the type of air treatment system used.
Library (Articles) section | Link
4th Trends in Medical Mycology (TIMM) conference talks have been made available for 2010 via the TIMM On-Demand Video Portal
Education section | Link
Training studentship advertised in the University of Manchester entitled: Multi-modality imaging of infection and inflammation using fluorescently labelled fungi. Supervisors are Dr Peter Warn & Dr Lubomira Stateva. Closing date 5th February 2010
Jobs section | Link
San Francisco zoo's famous penguin - Harry - falls ill with aspergillosis. Visit the blog for further details.
Aspergillus Blog | Link
In vivo biofilm composition of Aspergillus fumigatus. The in vivo composition of the mycelial extracellular matrix (ECM) of Aspergillus fumigatus during host invasion is reported here for the first time.
Library (Articles) section | Link
An interview with a patient who has had chronic pulmonary aspergillosis for 18 years and been taking antifungal therapy for most of that time, can be seen in the clinical videos section(Education). This patient has maintained reasonable health whilst being on itraconazole for 13 years. On the occasions the drug was stopped his symptoms returned and it took some months for his health to stabilise again.
Education (Clinical videos) section | Link
The second announcement of the ESCMID Conference 'Invasive Fungal Infections' in Rome, Italy 18-19 February 2010.
Conferences section | Link
The document written by the World Health Organisation on 'WHO guidelines for indoor air quality : dampness and mould' and its translation into French, German and Russian is available
Air Quality section | Link
The review "Current approaches in antifungal prophylaxis in high risk hematologic malignancy and hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients" is available
Library (Articles) section | Link
Three endoscopy videos showing the removal of a sinus fungal ball, both pre-operatively,during surgery and post-operatively, in a child of 12 years with AML show successful treatment in conjunction with voriconazole. A full slide presentation is available with these videos.
Education (Clinical videos) section | Link
A new case history entitled "Pneumonia causing lung cavitation and aspergilloma - removal by surgery" has been added to the case history section along with 7 images of CT/chest X-rays following the course of the patient's aspergilloma- which can also be viewed in the image library (aspergilloma PT NM.
Case histories section | Link
The review "Infection Control Measures to Prevent Invasive Mould Diseases in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients" is available
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review "Antifungal therapy for invasive fungal diseases in allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients: an update" is available
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review "Immune Deficits in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) Recipients" is available
Library (Articles) section | Link
The review "Invasive Fungal Infection in Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients: Epidemiology from the Transplant Physician's Viewpoint" is available
Library (Articles) section | Link
Antifungal drug resistance caused by agricultural use of azoles?
Aspergillus Blog | Link
After every flood comes an even more damaging blight: mould
Aspergillus Blog | Link
Two more presentations from the TIMMS conference in Athens can be viewed in the slide presentations section of Education.
Education (Slide bank) section | Link
Mould Investigation. The Regional Mycology Laboratory carry out all of the fungal investigations for the National Aspergillosis Centre. Led by Professor Malcolm Richardson they are able to offer very high quality unbiased advice and investigation services.
Air Quality section | Link
The closing date for applications for the position of Clinical Research Fellow at Manchester has been extended to 4 January 2010. A link to the full job advertisement is now included.
Jobs section | Link
A case history of a chronic pulmonary aspergillosis patient(case 042) - who has remained stable on itraconazole for many years, has been updated and additional images added to the image library (Pt RW).
Case histories section | Link
Fungal spores: A critical review of the toxicological and epidemiological evidence as a basis for occupational exposure limit setting is available in Air Quality
Air Quality section | Link
The review "Innate Immunity to Aspergillus species" is available. The article summarises the current literature on the multiple layers of innate defenses against Aspergillus species that dictate the outcome of this host-microbe interaction.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The post of Clinical Research Fellow (Translational Medicine) at the University of Manchester is advertised.
Jobs section | Link
The 1897 book "Étude sur l'Aspergilloses chez les animaux et chez l'homme" by Louis Renon is available as a pdf.
History section | Link
The review "Mortality, length of hospitalization, and costs associated with invasive fungal infections in high-risk patients" has been added.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The paper "Health effects of Aspergillus in food and air" by Maren Klich is available. This review summarises the health aspects of the genus Aspergillus. Morphology and systematics are explained. Major mycotoxins and major mycoses of Aspergillus are summarised. The current status of the relationship between Aspergillus in the indoor environment and health issues is discussed.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Several slide presentations from the 47th IDSA meeting in early November have been added to the slides section of educational materials. Additional presentations from the 4th TIMMS meting can also be viewed.
Education (Slide bank) section | Link
The Aspergillus website has a new look. We have relaunched the home page of the site with a more efficient navigation system. The home page now has direct links to the latest headlines - what is new on the site, and easy links through to the patients' site, aspergillosis and all our most popular links. We hope this is more user-friendly and is part of an ongoing programme of development. We hope to launch our own search engine which will be more effective, in the next few months.
News | Link
Editor of Thorax sought. The BMJ Group and the British Thoracic Society are seeking an editor who can advance the journal's reputation while maintaining its relevance to practising clinicians worldwide. Specialists in any branch of respiratory medicine are welcome to apply. Closing date: 2009-12-10
Jobs section | Link
The Role of Pier Antonio Micheli (1679-1737) in the Development of Mycology added. Micheli named the genus Aspergillus in 1729
History section | Link
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE): As part of our continuing programme of evaluation and development, we are currently consulting with health service and local government professionals, patients, carers and the public to find out what they think of the NICE website.
News | Link
Merck (Caspofungin) complete merger with Schering Plough (Posaconazole) for $41 billion
Aspergillus Blog | Link
A number of slide presentations from the 4th Trends in Medical Mycology conference in Athens, can be viewed in the educational section.
Education (Slide bank) section | Link
The post of Thoracic Surgery Clinical Research Fellow in Manchester, UK is advertised
Jobs section | Link
A Manchester-based PhD studentship, "Characterization of fungal allergens associated with severe asthma", to commence in 2010, is advertised in the Jobs section
Jobs section | Link
Aspergillus Association of America is a new charity for the support of patients in the US with aspergillosis
Links section | Link
Nigeria Mycotoxin Awareness and Study Network (NMASN) 5th Annual Conference/Workshop: Mycotoxin Management in Agriculture First announcement & call for papers
Conferences section | Link
The Aspergillus Genome Database, a curated comparative genomics resource for gene, protein and sequence information for the Aspergillus research community
Genomics section | Link
90% of prescription drugs bought online are fake or illegal: European Alliance for Access to Safe Medicines
Aspergillus Blog | Link
Added links to European Union reference material for the regulation of clinical trials as maintained at Cardiff University, UK
Links section | Link
A computer generated video clip of aspergillus conidia growing and releasing spores can be viewed in the educational section(video clips) of the website. With kind permission from Lariontsev Nikolay.
Education (Video clips) section | Link
An article by Plaignaud in Paris in 1789 probably represents the first reported case of aspergillosis. We have uploaded an English translation written for this website by Dr Catherine Kauffmann-Lacroix and an accompanying article describing how the social and political background at this time (i.e. the French Revolution) affected the teaching of medicine at this hospital.
History section | Link
New update annotation of Aspergillus nidulans now available
Genomics section | Link
News clippings of over 50 news stories concerning aspergillus or aspergillosis over the last 40 years have been added to the image library. Clippings are available as jpeg, slides and pdf files.
Other images section|(Registration required) | Link
Ensemble genomes have launched a new section for fungi which includes Aspergillus niger, available in collaboration with CADRE (hosted on this website).
Genomics section | Link
New clinical trial entitled 'Value of Amphotericin B Inhalation for Prophylaxis of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis After Renal Transplantation'
Clinical Trials section | Link
The Aspergillus Website Blog has just recorded its best ever viewing figures of well over 4000 viewings in September 2009
Aspergillus Blog | Link
Book entitled 'Mycotoxins in Food, Feed and Bioweapons' by Rai, Mahendra and Ajit Varma (eds.) added to book section
Library (Books) section | Link
Fungi: Biological Diversity by Chandoliya, C.S. added to the book section
Library (Books) section | Link
A selection from the Red Data Book series published by KOELTZ SCIENTIFIC BOOKS has been added to the book section
Library (Books) section | Link
A new book is about to be published entitled 'Aspergillosis: From Diagnosis to Prevention' by Alessandro Pasqualotto
Library (Books) section | Link
Some excellent histology images showing aspergillus conidial heads in lung tissue from a patient with a suspicious lung nodule - which was diagnosed as an aspergilloma in a lung bulla - can be viewed in both the aspergilloma section and microscopic pathology section of medical images. A full case history is attached to the images (case 076).
Medical images section|(Registration required) | Link
A new case history of a patient with emphysema who had a cough, chest pain and shortness of breath and a PET scan showed a suspicious lung nodule. When resected an aspergilloma in a lung bulla was diagnosed from histology. Many images including histology and CT scans are included.
Case histories section | Link
The European Medicines Agency has published draft guidelines on the "Clinical Evaluation of Antifungal agents for The Treatment and Prophylaxis of Invasive Fungal Disease" comments are invited before November 30th 2009, at the following address EWPSecretariat@emea.europa.eu
Treatments section|(Registration required) | Link
Post-doctoral positions at the Universities of Dundee and Montana are available.
Jobs section | Link
The latest EPA guidelines reviewing the impact of climate variability and change on aeroallergens and their associated effects can be viewed in the air quality section.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Recently published work in Nature (Aug 27th 09) has identified the hydrophobic rodlet layer on A. fumigatus spores as the means of evading immune recognition when inhaled.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Experimental evidence that antibiotics can trigger allergy & asthma
Aspergillus Blog | Link
Tobias M. Hohl honoured for work on Aspergillus fumigatus
Aspergillus Blog | Link
19th ECCMID 2009 conference abstracts added
Library (Conference abstracts) section | Link
17th ISHAM 2009 conferenceabstracts added
Library (Conference abstracts) section | Link
Twelve slide presentations from the recent meeting "Infocus -VII forum de Infeccoes Fungicas na Pratica Clinica" held in Sao Paulo, Brasil on August 20-22nd 2009, can be viewed in the educational materials section under slide presentations.
Education (Slide bank) section | Link
Senior NHS leaders are invited to apply for The Health Foundation's USA-based Quality Improvement Fellowships.
Research directory section | Link
The CGD Research Trust is inviting research applications.
Research directory section | Link
Post-doctoral research positions in the USA and The Netherlands are advertised.
Jobs section | Link
Chest X-rays and CT scans from a patient with lung bullae caused by cannabis smoking and complicated by pneumothorax and chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis, can be seen in the image library under chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis.
Medical images section|(Registration required) | Link
Facemask guidelines for patients reviewed - UK/EU guidelines added
Patients website | Link
86 articles have been added to the library during the past month
Library (Articles) section | Link
The post of Consultant in Infectious Diseases is available at the National Aspergillosis Centre, Manchester, UK
Jobs section | Link
Research Studentship (3yr) offered by the National Aspergillosis Centre, UK to study 'The Interaction Between Aspergillus & Other Airborne Filamentous Fungi On Mucosal Surfaces'
Jobs section | Link
Aspergillus expertise honoured. Prof Rob Samson is conferred with an honorary doctorate by Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Aspergillus Blog | Link
Two postdoctoral research/graduate student positions are available at Michigan State and Yale Universities to study the evolution of sexual development in perithecium-producing ascomycetes
Jobs section | Link
The latest WHO guidelines entitled 'Biological Agents in Indoor Environments Assessment of Health Risks' is now uploaded.
Air Quality section | Link
Two video clips showing a normal endoscopy through the nose and a patient with a CSF leak can be viewed in the teaching videos section of educational materials.
Education (Clinical videos) section | Link
There are now 14 slide presentations from the recent ISHAM meeting covering a wide range of topics from antifungal therapy in both adult and paediatric patients to aspergillosis in animals.
Education (Slide bank) section | Link
Two talks from the British Society for Allergy & Clinical Immunology on rhinitis have been added to the education slides section.
Education (Slide bank) section | Link
A new case history of a patient with invasive aspergillosis entitled 'Mulch pneumonitis in a CGD patient' can be viewed in the case histories section - case 075.
Case histories section | Link
New images of Aspergillus ochraceopetaliformis have been added to the species section of the image library. This species of Aspergillus was recently described in a case of onychomycosis and images including histology have also been added to the medical images section (other/skin and nails).
Species images section|(Registration required) | Link
The protocol for the treatment of pericarditis has been updated and completely rewritten
Treatments section|(Registration required) | Link
We have installed a webcam which is pointed at the National Aspergillosis Centre and which offers still and live video images (Active X download required for live images). The webcam is remotely controllable by the viewer.
Other images section|(Registration required) | Link
Nine articles have been added to the historical section of the library, including Fresenius' original 1863 description (in German) of Aspergillus fumigatus
History section | Link
Fifty one articles have been added to the library.
Library (Articles) section | Link
A Postdoctoral Research Associate Position on Role of Immune Defense in Aspergillosis is available at the University of Wisconsin
Jobs section | Link
12 new clinical trials added and several trials have had theri status altered to 'completed'.
Clinical Trials section | Link
Patients' Meeting. Following the success of patients being included in the National Aspergillosis Centre (NAC) inaugural meeting the organisers of the Advances Against Aspergillosis conference (AAA) have decided to test the demand for a separate meeting for patients at the next AAA meeting in February 2010.
News | Link
Added 'National Guidelines for the Prevention of Nosocomial Invasive Aspergillosis During Construction/Renovation Activities' (Irish Republic 2002). These are the most complete guidelines we know of that directly address the problem of preventing Aspergillus infection in hospitals that have construction work being carried out close by a group of vulnerable patients. Our team was consulted during the writing of this document.
Air Quality section | Link
A new case of ABPA with disseminated aspergillosis has been added to the case history section.(Case 074)
Case histories section | Link
Several slide sets from the recent ISHAM conference on May 25-29th in Tokyo, are available to view in the Educational Materials section.
Education section | Link
An updated programme has been added for the July 2009 meeting in Manchester of the British Association for Lung Research. Registration closes on June 5th.
Conferences section | Link
Seven articles have been added to the historical section of the library.
History section | Link
Forty one articles have been added to the library.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Report from the 35th Annual Meeting of the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Göteborg, Sweden, 29 March – 1 April 2009 by Liz McNeil Grist
Conferences section | Link
The first National Aspergillosis Centre in the UK was formally opened at the University Hopsital of South Manchester, on May 1st. To view a video of the opening meeting please click the link below.
News | Link
Two powerpoint slide presentations from the recent British Mycological Society 2009 meeting in Manchester can be viewed in the education section.
Education section | Link
Links to major International Centres of Excellence in medical Mycology have been added to the links section.
Links section | Link
Three images of eosinophilic mucin showing Charcot Leyden crystals and fungal hyphae in situ from a patient with allergic fungal sinusitis, can be viewed in the sinus section of medical images.
Medical images section|(Registration required) | Link
Several postdoctoral positions are currently available in the laboratory of Tamara Doering, Washington University, St Louis, to study Cryptococcus neoformans.
Jobs section | Link
48 new articles have added to the library.
Library (Articles) section | Link
20 new articles have been added to the Veterinary section, and 43 full-texts have been provided for articles previously listed with abstracts only.
Veterinary section | Link
Launch of the National Aspergillosis Centre, UHSM, Manchester, UK. Read the program & watch the live webcast.
News | Link
Added a new metabolite from A. flavus named flufuran
Metabolites/Mycotoxins section | Link
We have added all 26 papers plus supplemental data featured in the recent supplement entitled 'Aspergillus Genomics and Beyond' in the journal 'Fungal Genetics and Biology'. The authors state "A major effort from within the Aspergillus community has resulted in the publication of an exceptional supplement by the Elsevier journal Fungal Genetics and Biology (www.elsevier.com/locate/yfgbi). The supplement provides extensive studies based on the genome analysis of two Aspergillus species: Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus nidulans."
Library (Articles) section | Link
2 new metabolites of Aspergillus fumigatus added: the first is 9-deacetoxyfumigaclavine
Metabolites/Mycotoxins section | Link
2 new metabolites of Aspergillus fumigatus added: the second is 9-deacetylfumigaclavine
Metabolites/Mycotoxins section | Link
A new page devoted to the Advances against Aspergillus (AAA) conferences has been published in the conferences section. The page contains full details, slides, abstracts and posters of all three conferences and all of the published papers for the 3rd conference.
Conferences section | Link
The first case report of Aspergillus ochraceopetaliformis as a proven fungal pathogen.
Species database section | Link
On January 27, the FDA approved safety labeling revisions for multiple electrolytes injection, type 1 (Plasma-Lyte 148; Baxter Healthcare, Inc) to warn of interactions with the Platelia Aspergillus enzyme immunoassay test (Bio-Red Laboratories). Because of the risk for false-positive results, test findings should be interpreted cautiously and confirmed by other diagnostic methods in patients receiving gluconate-containing multiple electrolyte solutions.
News | Link
The ERS invites applications for postdoctoral Joint ERS/Marie Curie Research Fellowships. Closing date 13 April 2009
Research directory section | Link
The treatment protocol for Aspergillus Otomycosis has been revised and rewritten by Prof Jagdish Chander
Treatments section|(Registration required) | Link
GO identifiers and descriptions for Aspergillus nidulans have been added and can be searched using the individual genome search facility
Genomics section | Link
The genome for Aspergillus flavus has been added to our list of searchable genomes
Genomics section | Link
Fungal ball removed from sinus (Pt SK)
Medical images section|(Registration required) | Link
11 new articles added to the library
Library (Articles) section | Link
New permanent job vacancy for Principal Investigator at International Center for Biomedical Science, Fenhu, China under Professor Xiangdong Wang. Closing date: 2009-04-07
Jobs section | Link
Four new articles have been added.
Library (Articles) section | Link
A rewiev article: "Autophagy in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus fumigatus" by Richie DL and Askew DS.
Review section | Link
Eight new articles have been added.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Applicants for the post of Consultant in Infectious Diseases within the National Aspergillosis Centre, Manchester are sought.
Jobs section | Link
The genome for Aspergillus oryzae has been added to our list of searchable genomes - now numbering 8. Many more to come!
Genomics section | Link
An article has been added: "Conidiation color mutants of Aspergillus fumigatus are highly pathogenic to the heterologous insect host Galleria mellonella" by Jackson JC et al.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Images of subacute IPA in rhematoid nodules of the lung in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. Histology sections are stained with H&E.
Medical images section|(Registration required) | Link
A new diagnosis article: "Use of PCR for diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis: systematic review and meta-analysis" by Mengoli C. et al.
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Six new articles added.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The website Blog is now available for viewing on your mobile phone or other small portable device. We will also shortly make our RSS feeds available in this format so you will be able to browse treatment protocols and articles as well as website updates. Type this URL into your mobile device: http://mippin.com/aspergillusblog
Aspergillus Blog | Link
Medical Mycology Workshop: Molecular Diagnostics Tutorial Learning material from the Medical Mycology Workshop offered by Dr Paul Bowyer at the Education and Research centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, UK.
Education section | Link
Infectious Diseases Society of America/Education & Research Foundation (IDSA ERF) Joint Research Awards Deadline Feb 13th 2009.
Research directory section | Link
Aspergillus and Penicillium Polyphasic identification - This is an interactive key for the identification of Aspergillus and Penicillium species. Free registration required.
Links section | Link
Five new articles have been added.
Library (Articles) section | Link
A review article: "Occurrence and relevance of filamentous fungi in respiratory secretions of patients with cystic fibrosis - a review" by Pihet M. et al.
Review section | Link
Research Skills Training Workshop FUNGI AS A CLINICAL PROBLEM 30th March - 3rd April 2009 The European FINSysB Network is an interdisciplinary research programme focussing on the molecular interactions between the medically important fungus Candida albicans and its human host during disease progression. Our aim is to generate bright, ambitious and well-trained young researchers with multidisciplinary skills in this field. Therefore our research programme is supplemented by a strong, multidisciplinary training programme in research skills and complementary transferrable skills. We are able to offer a small number of places to external participants on our Research Skills Training Workshop on Fungi as a Clinical Problem, to be held at Aberdeen University, UK. A small number of grants are available to support applicants.
Conferences section | Link
Images of a patient with Aspergillus endophthalmitis in association with pulmonary and cerebral aspergillosis can be seen in the image library.
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Three new articles have been added to the article section
Library (Articles) section | Link
Two review artices have been added: "Primary prophylaxis of invasive fungal infections in patients with hematologic malignancies. Recommendations of the Infectious Diseases Working Party of the German Society for Haematology and Oncology" by Cornely et al. and "Lung infections after cancer chemotherapy" by Vento et al.
Review section | Link
Images of Aspergillus fumigatus forming biofilms on bronchial epithelial cells in vitro can be seen in the image library.
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Eight new articles have been added to the article section
Library (Articles) section | Link
Randomized Controlled Trial of Oral Antifungal Treatment for Severe Asthma with Fungal Sensitization The Fungal Asthma Sensitization Trial (FAST) Study
Library (Articles) section | Link
Original descriptions of an additional 63 species of Aspergillus are now available.
Species database section | Link
The treatment section on keratitis has been written afresh and considerably expanded.
Treatments section|(Registration required) | Link
Three new clinical trials added; NCT00787917 (An Exploratory Study to Assess Multiple Doses of Omalizumab in Patients Aged 12 Years and Older With Cystic Fibrosis Complicated by Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis), NCT00784368 (A Pharmacokinetics Study of JK1211, Itraconazole Oral Solution, in Patients With Deep Mycosis and Those With Febrile Neutropenia Due to a Suspected Fungal Infection.)& NCT00473252 (Surveillance of Fungal Infections During Construction Activity).
Clinical Trials section | Link
An image of a 55yr old patient with aspergillus keratitis following amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) for bullous keratopathy can be viewed in the image library.
Medical images section|(Registration required) | Link
A video interview with a patient with an aspergilloma and chronic pulmonary aspergillosis, who developed azole resistance on voriconazole, can be viewed in the teaching videos section.
Education section | Link
Seven new articles have been added to the article section.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Nine new articles have been added to the article section
Library (Articles) section | Link
AspICU is a web-based surveillance project of Aspergillus in Intensive Care Units, currently looking for Physicians and researchers to contribute. This is an international, observational survey of ICU patients with evidence of either Aspergillus colonization or invasive aspergillosis. The AspICU study is designed to collect a large series of ICU patients with either Aspergillus colonization or invasive disease. The gathered data will be used to investigate the epidemiology of invasive aspergillosis in ICU patients, and to validate a diagnostic algorithm that discriminates colonization from invasive disease. For further details visit http://www.aspicu.org
News | Link
The discovery of a sexual cycle in the pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus has just been described in Nature by scientists from The University of Nottingham and University College Dublin.
Aspergillus Blog | Link
Five new articles have been added to the article section.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Professor Arunaloke Chakrabarti has updated his article/review on 'Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis (AFRS)' including definition, diagnosis and treatment.
Treatments section|(Registration required) | Link
A new case 073 entitled -ABPA and subacute invasive pulmonary aspergillosis intolerant to triazole anti-fungals and terbinafine has been added to case histories.
Case histories section | Link
An article has been added to the article section: "A sterol-regulatory element binding protein is required for cell polarity, hypoxia adaptation, azole drug resistance, and virulence in Aspergillus fumigatus"
Library (Articles) section | Link
6 new articles added from the Internal Medicine Journal (Australia & New Zealand) including concensus guidelines for the use of antifungal agents in the haematology/oncology setting 2008 and guidelines the prevent invasive fungal infection during hospital building works.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Major article entitled "Galactomannan Does Not Precede Major Signs on a Pulmonary Computerized Tomographic Scan Suggestive of Invasive Aspergillosis in Patients with Hematological Malignancies" (Weisser 2005) has been added.
Diagnosis section|(Registration required) | Link
Two new metabolites added: asperxanthone and asperbiphenyl, made by Aspergillus sp. strain MF-93.
Metabolites/Mycotoxins section | Link
The European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) Technical Note on the method for the determination of broth dilution minimum inhibitory concentrations of antifungal agents for conidia–forming moulds
Lab. protocols section | Link
Images of cultures grown from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from a patient with pneumonia, showing Aspergillus flavus sclerotia, can be seen in the A flavus section of the species image library.
Species images section|(Registration required) | Link
Details of the position of Director of the Laboratory, Regional Mycology Laboratory, Manchester are available via the jobs section. Closing date for applications 6th December 2008
Jobs section | Link
We have added Google books to the Books section. Google books contains over 10 000 books on Aspergillus. Some of those that are out of copyright are available for free download. Full text of every book is indexed with extensive use made of extracts from each book.
Library (Books) section | Link
135 abstracts from the recent ICAAC meeting have been added - subjects range from antifungals to PCR diagnosis and new experimental tools to study Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis
Library (Conference abstracts) section | Link
We have added a link to The International Commission on Indoor Fungi (ICIF).Its aims are: to improve any or all aspects of indoor mycology, to improve the accuracy of identifications of indoor fungi in research and private laboratories, to establish a reference culture collection, to carry out proficiency testing
Air Quality section | Link
Five new articles have been added to the article section.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The Department of Health has announced that from April 2009 funding will be provided for a ‘National Aspergillosis Centre’ at Wythenshawe Hospital in South Manchester, UK. It will be the first national centre for aspergillosis in the world, and will form part of Wythenshawe Hospital’s North West Lung Centre.
Aspergillus Blog | Link
Two articles: "H3K9 methylation regulates growth and development in Aspergillus fumigatus" and "Toll-like receptor 4 polymorphisms and aspergillosis in stem-cell transplantation" have also been added to the article database.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Three new articles have been added to the diagnosis section
Diagnosis section|(Registration required) | Link
Three new articles have been added to the review section
Review section | Link
We have added a case to the diagnosis section which illustrates the ability of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) to detect Pulmonary Aspergillosis. Rotating images of the scans are featured.
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Five new articles have been added to the article section
Library (Articles) section | Link
Bone marrow donor genetics is linked to risk of fungal infection.
Aspergillus Blog | Link
Eight new articles have been added to the article section
Library (Articles) section | Link
Genomics to target fungal lung disease
Aspergillus Blog | Link
EU go-ahead for paediatric anti-fungal Cancidas
Aspergillus Blog | Link
The risk of Aspergillus infection after dental work
Aspergillus Blog | Link
Twelve new articles have been added to the article section.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Accentia’s Chronic Sinusitis Product Fails Clinical Trial
Clinical Trials section | Link
IDSA Guidelines for treatment of aspergillosis have now been translated into Spanish and we have added the translation to the library articles.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Two new articles have been added: "High mortality in invasive aspergillosis: what we need to know for determination of poor prognosis and next countermeasures" and "Factors associated with overall and attributable mortality in invasive aspergillosis".
Library (Articles) section | Link
One new review article entitled: "Modern management of chronic granulomatous disease" by Reinhard A. Seger can now be found in the review section
Review section | Link
Ten new articles have been added to the article section
Library (Articles) section | Link
Histology images from a patient with ABPA and mucous impaction have been added to existing chest X rays and CT scans in the medical images section (ABPA patient DL)
Medical images section|(Registration required) | Link
One new article entitled: "Diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis using bronchoalveolar lavage in haematology patients: influence of bronchoalveolar lavage human DNA content on real-time PCR performance" has been added to the diagnosis section.
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Fifteen new articles have been added to the article section
Library (Articles) section | Link
Annotation for Aspergillus nidulans (FGSC A4) has been updated. This work was undertaken as a part of the Eurofungbase project. The aims of this consortium was to manually review and correct a significant proportion of gene structures and their annotation. Where genes were untouched, the annotation was improved by trasnferring information from other well annotated orthologues (chiefly A. fumigatus (Af293) and A. niger) where possible.
Genomics section | Link
The results of some of the completed trials are now available through this section.
Clinical Trials section | Link
A new section to cover genes of particular interest in full detail. This section brings together the genomics, species database, metabolites & toxins sections.
Genes of Medical Interest | Link
FDA Alert: TNF-blockers can increase the risk of fungal infection
Aspergillus Blog | Link
New rtPCR kit to detect Aspergillus infection launched
News | Link
Eight new articles have been added to the article section.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Two articles: "Endocrine and Metabolic Manifestations of Invasive Fungal Infections and Systemic Antifungal Treatment" and "Galactofuranose containing molecules in Aspergillus fumigatus" can now be found in the review section.
Review section | Link
St. John's Wort interferes with Voriconazole (Vfend) Dose
Aspergillus Blog | Link
A review article entitled "Pathogenesis of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in cystic fibrosis: current understanding and future directions" has been added.
Review section | Link
Three new articles have been added to the article section
Library (Articles) section | Link
Three new review articles have been added.
Review section | Link
Twelve new articles have been added to the article section.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Caspofungin Acetate (Cancidas) Approved for Pediatric Indications
Aspergillus Blog | Link
A new database has been added to the Research Directory which contains all of the clinical trials currently recorded on aspergillosis, ABPA & aspergilloma.
Research directory section | Link
Caspofungin gets FDA approval for pediatric indications
Aspergillus Blog | Link
We have added well over 200 structural diagrams and 3D image files for our listed metabolites and toxins, virtually completing all records.
Secondary metabolites section | Link
Two review articles have been added: 1. "Fungal infections after lung transplantation" and 2. "Bacterial, fungal, parasitic, and viral myositis".
Review section | Link
Three new articles have been added to the article section.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Four new review articles have been added to the review section.
Review section | Link
"Value of a single galactomannan determination (Platelia) for the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis in non-hematological patients with clinical isolation of Aspergillus spp." has been added to the diagnosis section.
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Six new articles have been added to the article section.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Images of a drug induced rash due to sunlight sensitivity -solar keratosis - of a patient who had been on long term voriconazole treatment.
Medical images section|(Registration required) | Link
Antibiotic Policies:Antifungal Agents: Resistance and Rational Use
Library (Books) section | Link
Professor Piero Martino, who died last year, was an outstanding pioneer in the field of infections in the immunocompromised host. His obituary has been added to the Aspergillus Hall of Fame
History section | Link
Images from a patient with kyphoscoliosis develops chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis with aspergilloma and exhibits azole resistant Aspergillus fumigatus.
Medical images section|(Registration required) | Link
Two articles have been added to the article section: 1. "A trispecies Aspergillus microarray: comparative transcriptomics of three Aspergillus species" and 2. "Deconstruction of iterative multidomain polyketide synthase function".
Library (Articles) section | Link
Twelve new articles have been added to the article section
Library (Articles) section | Link
Eleven new articles have been added to the article section.
Library (Articles) section | Link
"A Possible Mechanism for Synergy between Antifungal Therapy and Immune Defenses" by David Stevens has been added to the review section.
Review section | Link
Recent additions to the Aspergillus Hall of Fame section include Gabriel Segretain and Edouard Drouhet (two of the co-founders of ISHAM), Margaret Church and John Hughes Bennett
History section | Link
Images of a patient who developed voriconazole blistering on her hands when exposed to sunlight, can be seen in the medical images section of the image library.
Medical images section|(Registration required) | Link
The American Academy of Microbiology has released its newest colloquium report, “The Fungal Kingdom: Diverse and Essential Roles in Earth’s Ecosystem.” The report is the product of a colloquium convened by the Academy in November 2007, where experts in mycology, medicine, plant pathogens, and ecology discussed the current state of research in mycology and compiled a list of specific recommendations for future work.
News | Link
Annotation for Aspergillus fumigatus (Af293) has finally been updated, bringing it into line with the current data publicaly available as a result of the collaborative project for this genome, A. fumigatus (A1163), A. clavatus and N. fischeri. Second-pass automated and manual annotation were carried out by an international consortium via the JCVI. Data were received directly from JCVI in XML format, however, previous annotations (such as protein family matches) are missing. We hope to merge this information from previous versions and other resources ASAP. As part of the above project, new public loci were assigned to each gene. To enable flow of information, the old identifiers are given as an alternive public loci within the gene descriptions. A list of all the genes and their descriptions can also be found here.
Genomics section | Link
A new case history -case 072- has been added to the case section entitled -Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis with adenocarcioma of the lung and serology consistent with ABPA.
Case histories section | Link
Damp Indoor Spaces and Health (2004) Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP) Institute of Medicine (IOM)
Library (Books) section | Link
A series of articles have been added to the Diagnosis section which cover prevalence of ABPA in a variety of populations.
Diagnosis section|(Registration required) | Link
Users can now search & browse the website in a new way - Cloud searching. Especially useful for those who want to browse around a particular subject, cloud searching provides heirarchical layers of keywords allowing the user to drill down to a subject of interest in a few clicks. Watch the instructional video and then try it!
Search section | Link
A case of chronic invasive sinus aspergillosis in a non-immunocompromised patient with images.
Case histories section | Link
"Man dies after inhaling fungal spores from garden compost" was reported in The Guardian on Friday 13th June. The news item refers to a case report just published in The Lancet of a 47 year old man in previously good health - who inhaled large quantities of fungal spores from decaying compost. The patient was seriously ill with breathing difficulties and subsequently died of renal failure. Tests subsequently revealed that he had developed acute aspergillosis and Aspergillus fumigatus was cultured from sputum samples. Click link to view case.
News | Link
A new case history of a patient with Severe Asthma with Fungal Sensitisation and treated with itraconazole can be found in the case histories section (case 70)
Case histories section | Link
Severe invasive Aspergillus sinusitis in a 2 year-old patient with acute myeloid leukaemia (Paediatric).
Case histories section | Link
Invasive cutaneous aspergillosis in a child with burns.
Case histories section | Link
Two new articles have been added to the article section: 1. "Effects on patients with asthma of eradicating visible indoor mould: a randomised controlled trial" 2. "Hallucinations during voriconazole therapy"
Library (Articles) section | Link
Endoscopic Treatment of Allergic Fungal Maxillary Sinusitis
Education (Clinical videos) section | Link
The addition of two movies supported by The Environmental Protection Agency (USA) on identifying and protecting against major threats to indoor air quality - including moulds.
Air Quality section | Link
CADRE (a major resource of Aspergillus genome sequences including 7 entire genome sequences) is merging with the Aspergillus Website. The Genomics section is to be renamed 'Aspergillus Genomes' to accomodate this change and will be redesigned to enable all of the new information (a quarter of a billion base pairs and thousands of genes)
Genomics section | Link
A description of the histopathology of aspergillosis in a lung section (2 clips)
Education (Video clips) section | Link
Sea Fans - a series of underwater videos of a team surveying aspergillus infection and destruction of sea fans near Key West Florida
Education (Video clips) section | Link
Endoscopic examination: Typical image of an external otitis involving Aspergillus niger
Education (Clinical videos) section | Link
An article "Development of an immuno-chromatographic lateral flow device for the rapid serodiagnosis of invasive aspergillosis" has been added to the diagnosis section.
Diagnosis section|(Registration required) | Link
A review article entitled: "Fungal brain infections" has been added to the review section
Review section | Link
Eight new articles have been added to the article section.
Library (Articles) section | Link
"Revised Definitions of Invasive Fungal Disease from the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer/Invasive Fungal Infections Cooperative Group and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Mycoses Study Group (EORTC/MSG) Consensus Group" is now available in the article section.
Library (Articles) section | Link
An article entitled "Reappraisal of the Serum (1-->3)-beta-D-Glucan Assay for the Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Infections-A Study Based on Autopsy Cases from 6 Years" has been added to the diagnosis section
Diagnosis section|(Registration required) | Link
An article entitled "Multilocus sequence typing of the pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus" has been added to the article section.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Two new review articles have been added to the review section
Review section | Link
Seven new articles have been added to the article section
Library (Articles) section | Link
A metabolite called Folipastatin, a new compound isolated from A. unguis has been added to the metabolites section.
Mycotoxins section | Link
Aspergillus fumigatus (A1163) 1.1.1 Assembly sequence and annotation for the genome Aspergillus fumigatus A1163, formerly known CEA10, has been added to the database. This genome is approximately 29Mb and first-pass automated annotation was carried out by the JCVI. Data were extracted from EMBL.
Genomics section | Link
Neosartorya fischeri 1.1.1 Assembly sequence and annotation for the genome Neosartorya fischeri, which is approximately 32Mb in size, has been added to the database. First-pass automated annotation was carried out by the JCVI. Data were recieved directly from JCVI in XML format.
Genomics section | Link
Aspergillus clavatus 1.1.1 Assembly sequence and annotation for the genome Aspergillus clavatus, which is approximately 28Mb in size, has been added to the database. First-pass automated annotation was carried out by the JCVI. Data were recieved directly from JCVI in XML format.
Genomics section | Link
Addition of a complete new genomic sequence for A. fumigatus pathogenic strain A11963 (formerly CEA10) to our website at CADRE
Genomics section | Link
Extensive article plus all supplementary data added entitled 'Genomic islands in the pathogenic filamentous fungus Aspergillus fumigatus.'
Genomics section | Link
Many images of various tissue lesions, observed in the Magellanic penguin with severe aspergillosis, have been added to the vet and plant images section.
Vet and plant images section|(Registration required) | Link
An article: "The pathology of pulmonary disorders due to Aspergillus spp." has been added to the review section
Review section | Link
A new article entitled: "Contribution of the (1-->3)-beta-D-glucan assay for diagnosis of invasive fungal infections" was added to the diagnosis section
Diagnosis section|(Registration required) | Link
Twelve new articles have been added to the article section
Library (Articles) section | Link
Aspergillus Technology Consortium. The Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics for Invasive Aspergillosis contract was created to support the establishment and maintenance of a tissue repository of prospectively collected clinical samples from patients at high risk for invasive aspergillosis (IA) and from subjects at high risk for IA with potentially interfering medical conditions.
Links section | Link
Invasive aspergillosis in a 10 year-old child presenting as an abscess on the back.
Case histories section | Link
Two new articles have been added to the article section
Library (Articles) section | Link
Eleven new articles have been added to the article section.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Eleven new articles have been added to the article section
Library (Articles) section | Link
Two new articles added to the article section
Library (Articles) section | Link
Two new articles have been added to the diagnosis section
Diagnosis section|(Registration required) | Link
The article describing Chronic invasive Aspergillus sinusitis has been completely renewed and updated by Professor Denning
Treatments section|(Registration required) | Link
In the light of recent cases of nosocomial infection by aspergillus in a hospital where there were extensive building works nearby, we have been sent an article by Professor Malcolm Richardson addressing the questions of what precautions should be taken. Entitled 'The utility of intensified environmental surveillance for pathogenic moulds in a stem cell transplantation ward during construction work to monitor the efficacy of HEPA filtration'
Air Quality section | Link
Aspergillus niger 1.1.1. Assembly sequence and annotation for the genome Aspergillus niger, which is approximately 34Mb in size, has been added to the database. Data for this genome has been extracted from EMBL and the genome publication. It was deposited in EMBL by a European consortium, led by DSM Food Specialties.
Genomics section | Link
A chest X-ray and brief history of a patient with chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis which progressed from long-term ABPA can be seen in the CCPA section of the medical images.
Medical images section|(Registration required) | Link
In the image library in the "other" section there are three CT scans showing non-union of the sternum after an aortic valve replacement, as a result of local Aspergillus fumigatus infection. The patient had a sternal wound and osteomyelitis after valve replacement.
Medical images section|(Registration required) | Link
Images of a patient with severe kyphoscoliosis caused by more than 40 years of prednisolone for ABPA and asthma can be seen in the allergic aspergillosis section of the image library.
Medical images section|(Registration required) | Link
Symposium held in celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Aspergillus Website
News | Link
Nine new articles have been added to the article section
Library (Articles) section | Link
A review article entitled: "Fungus balls of the paranasal sinuses: a review" has been added to the article section.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Two new articles have been added to the diagnosis section.
Diagnosis section|(Registration required) | Link
A new article: "Diagnosis of invasive septate mold infections. A correlation of microbiological culture and histologic or cytologic examination" has beed added to the diagnosis section.
Diagnosis section|(Registration required) | Link
Fourteen new articles have been added to the article section.
Library (Articles) section | Link
The Aspergillus website announces that it now has a blog. This is a weekly diary from the website team reflecting on latest news and announcements with comment and opinion. Like all blogs you can subscribe to it as an RSS publication to keep in touch with changes completely automatically
News | Link
The comprehensive guidence notes for the treatment of 'Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis' has been completely rewritten by Prof. David Denning
Treatments section|(Registration required) | Link
The conference abstracts from the recent 3rd Advances against Aspergillosis meeting in Miami, on January 16-19th, are available in the conference abstracts section.
Library (Conference abstracts) section | Link
Many slide presentations from the recent 3rd Advances in Aspergillosis Conference 2008 are available to view in the Educational Materials section.
Education section | Link
A new article entitled "The spectrum of fungal allergy" has been added to the article section.
Review section | Link
We have created a new section for articles & links related to aspergillus taxonomy which contains 15 new papers.
Taxonomy section | Link
Histology images of a sputum plug and lung biopsy from an ABPA patient showing the presence of Charcot-Leyden crystals in both the sputum and tissue.
Medical images section|(Registration required) | Link
A new standard procedure for Microsatellite typing of Aspergillus fumigatus can be seen in the Laboratory Protocols section.
Lab. protocols section | Link
A new case history entitled "Aspergillus invasive skin graft infection in a child suffering from severe burns" can be seen in the case histories section.
Case histories section | Link
Six new articles have been added to the article section.
Library (Articles) section | Link
New article entitled: "Contribution of the (1-> 3)-{beta}-D-Glucan Assay for the Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Infections" has been added to the diagnosis section.
Diagnosis section|(Registration required) | Link
2 new diagnosis articles added, one of which is a review on Paranasal sinus fungus ball: diagnosis and management
Diagnosis section|(Registration required) | Link
14 new articles added, 2 of which are reviews
Library (Articles) section | Link
A new paediatric case entitled "A fatal case of CNS aspergillosis" can be viewed in the case histories section.
Case histories section | Link
Visit our educational materials section and listen to a video interview with a long term ABPA patient.
Education section | Link
Nine new articles have been added to the article section
Library (Articles) section | Link
Images including a chest X-ray and sputum sample from a patient with chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis, also with an aspergilloma and haemoptysis, can be seen in the image bank (PT RD).
Medical images section|(Registration required) | Link
Nineteen new articles have been added to the article section.
Library (Articles) section | Link
Eight new articles have been added to the article section
Library (Articles) section | Link
Several presentations from the recent TIMM conference in Torino on 28-31 October 2007, can be viewed in the slide section of 'Educational Materials'.
Education section | Link
A new case of sinus aspergillosis in a 15 yr old following intensive chemotherapy for leukaemia has been added to the case history section.
Case histories section | Link
Genome sequencing and analysis of the versatile cell factory Aspergillus niger CBS 513.88.
Genomics section | Link
Sixteen new articles have been added to the diagnosis section
Diagnosis section|(Registration required) | Link
Several slide presentations from the recent 47th ICAAC 07 meeting in Chicago can be viewed in the slides section of Educational Materials.
Education section | Link
Twenty new articles have been added to the diagnosis section
Library (Articles) section | Link
Twenty one new articles have been added to the article section
Library (Articles) section | Link
Acute pulmonary aspergillosis in association with chemotherapy for acute myelogenous leuaemia (Paediatric).
Case histories section | Link
Disseminated aspergillosis in patient with Hodgkin's lymphoma (Paediatric).
Case histories section | Link
New images of A. lanosus and A. alliaceus species in culture can be seen in the species section of the image library.
Species images section|(Registration required) | Link
A new case history entitled 'Severe asthma with fungal sensitisation' has been added to the case history section.
Case histories section | Link
Five new articles have been added to the article section
Library (Articles) section | Link
Self-fertility In Fungi: The Secrets Of 'DIY Reproduction' Research on Aspergillus nidulans reveals some of the secrets of how the same fungus can effectively mate with itself.
News | Link
Aspergillus enzyme (asparaginase) to be used to cut cancer risk in fried foods
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Abstracts and attendance at the 3rd Advances Against Aspergillosis conference, January 16 2008. Florida, USA
“It has come to our notice that the time required for acquiring a US immigration visa to enter the US is now in excess of 3 months, and may be as long as 4 months. If you are planning to attend the meeting, and need a visa, we will offer a rapid acceptance process of abstracts to facilitate your visa application. Please submit your abstract online as soon as you can (we will accept a single modified abstract up to the abstract deadline). Please also send an e-mail to cfeather@ucsd.edu requesting a letter of acceptance for your visa, with your name and address and title of your abstract. This will be processed rapidly.
An alternative approach for those not planning on sending an abstract, but who would like to attend (which may be less reliable in term of getting a visa) is to e-mail either Dr. Denning (ddenning@manchester.ac.uk) or Dr. Steinbach (stein022@mc.duke.edu ) requesting a letter of support. Your e-mail should contain your name, title, work address and any detail on your interest in Aspergillus or aspergillosis that can be pasted into the body of a support letter (e.g. working on Aspergillus for my PhD, treating many patients with aspergillosis, providing a clinical diagnostic service for patients infected with Aspergillusetc). As a conference we will do all that we can to facilitate your attendance.”
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New article: "Fulminant mulch pneumonitis: an emergency presentation of chronic granulomatous disease"
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New article: "Reduction of Invasive Aspergillosis Incidence among Immunocompromised Patients after Control of Environmental Exposure"
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Three new articles have been added to the article section.
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Five new articles have been added to the article section
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Another paediatric case history entitled 'Acute pulmonary aspergillosis in infant with myelodysplasia receiving chemotherapy' has been added to the case histories section.
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Six new articles have been added to the article section
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Seven new articles have been added to the article section
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Another slide presentation from the recent workshop in Utrecht by Nir Osherov entitled "Intragenic repeats generate size variability in immunogenic proteins in Aspergillus fumigatus" can be found in the Educational Materials section.
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Numerous conference abstracts now have accompanying full colour posters. We have added many of these to our searchable database and all new conferences will include posters as they become available.
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Images of a patient with a facial rash associated with posaconazole treatment can be viewed in the medical images section (Drug rashes - Patient JB ).
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Eleven new articles have been added to the article section
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A new case history entitled: Acute pulmonary aspergillosis in a patient undergoing chemotherapy for lymphoma (Paediatric)can be viewed in the case histories (section case 058).
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A new paediatric case history is now on the site entitled - Disseminated aspergillosis following a bone marrow transplant.
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A new image of sputum from an ABPA patient(Pt JR)has been added to the medical images section.
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New article: "In vitro determination of phagocytosis and intracellular killing of Aspergillus species by mononuclear phagocytes."
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Eleven new articles have been added to the article section.
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New images of a patient with AML who developed invasive sinus aspergillosis can be viewed in the sinus section of the image library.
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Where Have All The Flowers Gone Since Our Bees Are Disappearing. 35% of bees in the USA have disappeared. One theory is infection of hives by Aspergillus.
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Domestic bleach neutralises Aspergillus allergens
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Aspergillus is responsible for dolphin deaths. Respiratory infection is a common cause of death in stranded cetaceans. (see page 28)
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Seven new articles have been added to the article section.
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Five new articles have been added to the article section
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A talk entitled "het-genes in Aspergillus niger" by Karoly Pal, from the recent Aspergillus workshop in Utrecht has now been added to the Education section.
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The site has now launched its new species database - linking updated species information to our secondary metabolite/mycotoxins section. Species and mycotoxins are now independently searchable, links to images are included where available and links to other important databases such as Species fungorum, CBS fungal database and Toxnet for each species. New information from the recent Aspergillus taxonomy meeting in Utrecht will be added when available.
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A number of slide presentations from the recent meeting "Aspergillus systematics in the genomics era" held in the CBS Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Utrecht, the Netherlands from 12-14 April 2007 can be viewed in the slides section of Educational materials.
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e briefing: New to this section the New York Academy of Sciences has opened access for users of this site to view an Academy ebriefing entitled :
Invasive Aspergillosis: New Approaches against a Dangerous Fungal Infection (Five leading experts discuss state-of-the-art issues related to Aspergillus infection).
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A new article entitled "Safety and efficacy of a caspofungin-based combination therapy for treatment of proven or probable aspergillosis in pediatric hematological patients" has been added
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Thirteen new articles have been added to the article section
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Apergillosis (including Taxonomy, Detection, Diagnosis, Treatment)
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The Aspergillus and Penicillium Website: coordinating taxonomic research for these two genera.
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Two new articles have been added to the article section
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Three new articles have been added to the article section
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A new article entitled "Advances in the serological diagnosis of invasive Aspergillus infections in patients with haematological disorders" has been added.
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Eight new articles have been added to the article section
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Images from a case of cutaneous aspergillosis with probable osteomyelitis following renal transplantation have been added to the medical images section (other -osteomyelitis).
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A new case history of a patient with cystic fibrosis with subacute invasive aspergillosis, subsequent to a heart/lung transplant has been added to the case histories section - case 055. The chest X-rays from this patient can also be viewed in the image library in the subacute- invasive medical images section, patient LS.
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Nine new articles have been added to the article section.
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A series of chest X-rays from a patient with an aspergilloma which disappeared following a severe bout of coughing.
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A case of a disappearing aspergilloma
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Aspergillus nidulans 4.3.1. Since the last update with have found some assembly errors: we discovered some overlaps were slightly incorrect. We have run some in-house analysis and corrected a small number of overlaps.
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Two new articles have been added to the articles section
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Eight new articles have been added to the article section.
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Genome sequencing and analysis of the versatile cell factory Aspergillus niger CBS 513.88.
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Abstracts, minutes and other information from the 2006 meeting of the Aspergillus Genomics Research Policy Committee have been added.
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Eight new articles have been added to the articles section.
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Five new articles have been added to the article section
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Several post-doctoral positions have been added to the jobs section
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Twelve new articles have been added to the article section
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Twelve new articles have been added to the article section
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Images from a patient with a thyroid abscess and thyroiditis caused by A. fumigatus are now in the image bank.
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Images showing severe mould contamination of furnishings and fittings following the flooding in New Orleans can be viewed in the environmental section of the image library.
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Five new articles have been added to the article section
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Eight new articles have been added to the article section.
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Another slide presentation from the AAA conference in Athens 06, entitled Global control of A. fumigatus toxins by Nancy Keller has been added to the education section.
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Issues Related to the Design and Interpretation of Clinical Trials of Salvage Therapy for Invasive Mold Infection
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The abstract submission and meeting registration sites are now open for the 24th Fungal Genetics Conference being held March 20-25, 2007 at the Asilomar Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove, California. You can access all the meeting information here. The deadline for abstract submissions and meeting registration is December 13.
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Another slde presentation from the recent ICAAC meeting in San Francisco has been added to the education section.
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Six new articles have been added to the articles section
Air Quality | Link
The problems we were experiencing with our databases have now been relieved. There should be no further problems in our services. We again apologise for the inconvenience.
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The site is currently experiencing some technical problems with the database servers. We are hoping to resolve the problem as soon as possible and apologise for any inconvenience.
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Aspergillus nidulans 4.2.1 19th October 2006 During the last update (version 3.2.1), some contig annotation files were not incorporated, leading to a number of genes being overlooked. We have now rectified this problem and we have the full TIGR/Broad complement of genes.
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Three presentations from the recent ICAAC conference can be viewed in the Educational Materials section.
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One new paper has been added to the articles section.
Air Quality | Link
Towards healthy indoor air in dwellings in europe. The THADE report - analysis of the problem and recommendations for action.
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New science could combat cancer compound in nuts - US scientists have found a way to prevent the formation of the naturally occurring cancer-causing compound aflatoxin in nuts such as almonds, pistachios and walnuts, findings they hope will lead to the first environmentally friendly way to combat the toxin.
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Images showing the use of the Yamik catheter for rinsing nasal and paranasal cavities, can be seen in the sinus section of the image bank.
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Images of the recently described species Aspergillus ibericus- a new species in the A. nigri section can be found in the image bank under species.
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Seven new articles have been added to the articles section
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Twelve new articles have been added to the articles section
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FDA approves Posaconazole (Noxafil) to Prevent Invasive Fungal Infections.
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14 new articles have been added to the articles section
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The first randomized controlled clinical trial used Patulin, a mycotoxin produced by Aspergillus species. We have added articles about this study to the historical section and to the information we offer on patulin in the secondary metabolites section.
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Images taken at post mortem from a patient who suffered fatal haemoptysis following a double lung transplant. Patient was found to have acute invasive aspergillosis.
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New images of a patient suffering from ankle oedema as a side effect of itraconazole treatment have been added to the medical image section of the image library (drug rashes and side effects).
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A new subsection on the immunohistohemical detection of aspergillus species has been added to the diagnosis section
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Keep in touch with the new RSS feeds for Aspergillus and Aspergillosis articles in PubMed - automatic update every time PubMed update their databases
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Two new articles have been added to the articles section
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Seven new articles have been added to the articles section
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Two new articles have been added to the articles section
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Three new articles have been added to the articles section'
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Product characteristics of the antifungal drugs micafungin (Mycamine) and anidulafungin (Eraxis), both recently approved for use in the USA, have been added to the treatments section.
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Seven new articles have been uploaded to the articles section
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Nine new articles have been added to the articles section
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Six new articles abstracts added
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Production of Specific Monoclonal Antibodies to Aspergillus Species and Their Use in Immunohistochemical Identification of Aspergillosis
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Four powerpoint presentations from the recent ISHAM 2006 meeting in Paris are available to view in the education section.
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Aspergillus fights cancer! The approach of the Hebrew University researchers is based on the actions of actibind, a protein that is produced by the black mold Aspergillus niger. In laboratory experiments using cell cultures that originated from human colon cancer, breast cancer and melanoma, increasing the level of actibind was found to reduce the ability of these cells to form tumorogenic colonies. Further experimentation, with a variety of animal models, showed that the increased actibind inhibited the growth of colon cancer-derived tumors, metastases and blood vessel formation.
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A newly identified enzyme from Aspergillus niger can break down gluten molecules before they reach the small intestine, Dutch researchers have shown, and may offer hope for the management of coeliac disease using oral supplements.
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A report from the 16th Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Nice, France, 1- 4 April 2006
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The full text version of the important Nature publication entitled 'Genome sequencing and analysis of Aspergillus oryzae' has now been released and is available here.
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The full text version of the Nature publication entitled 'Sequencing of Aspergillus nidulans and comparative analysis with A. fumigatus and A. oryzae.' has now been released and is available here.
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The full text version of the groundbreaking Nature publication entitled 'Genomic sequence of the pathogenic and allergenic filamentous fungus Aspergillus fumigatus.' has now been released and is available here.
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Several audioclips with presentations on "Respiratory health effects of moulds" have been added to the Educational Materials section and also appear in the Air Quality section.
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The 2nd Pan African Medical Mycology Society Conference has been announced for May 2007 in Cape Town, South Africa. More details in the conference section.
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The Advisory Committee on Fungal Infections' report on Fungal Diseases in the UK outlines the proposal for the UK Clinical Mycology Network (UKCMN) with recommendations on how it would be set up and run. The UK Clinical Mycology Network (UKCMN) is in the process of formation, initially at four centres. Representatives from the four initiating centres will steer the growth of the UKCMN and report on its progress to the HPA Advisory Committee on Fungal Infection.
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The new air quality section now has useful links and a collection of articles
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Fungal types and concentrations from settled dust in normal residences
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Toxic Mould and indoor air quality
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A new section on air quality has just been launched. Data showing the daily analysis of many types of spores and pollen in addition to weather conditions can be accessed. Short articles relating to air quality are also available.
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The patients' website has a new look so please visit this section
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A presentation entitled 'Postoperative Aspergillosis' has been added to the slides section
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The Fungal Research Trust publication list 2005
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The NIH have issued a Request for Proposals entitled "Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics for Invasive Aspergillosis"
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The Chronic Granulomatous Disorder Research Trust has invited applications for research grants for 2006.
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Two powerpoint presentations from the recent 16th ECCMID meeting can be viewed in the slide section of Educational Materials.
Education (Slide bank) section | Link
With the approach of the Third International Aspergillus Meeting, the Aspergillus Genome Research Policy Committee section has been updated and now includes the abstracts of both previous meetings, as well as other documents.
Genomics section | Link
A new case history 050 - a fatal case of Aspergillosis following Neurosurgery has been added to the site.
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New images of Aspergillus udagawae have been added to the image library species section.
Species images section|(Registration required) | Link
New images of Aspergillus pseudofisheri has been added to the image library species section.
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New images of Aspergillus lentulus has been added to the image library species section.
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An historical article from the recent meeting at Hyderabad - Presidential Oration: 6th Conference of Society for Indian Human and Animal Mycologists (SIHAM) by Prof Gugnani has been added to the history section of the library.
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A number of slide presentations from the recent 2nd Advances in Aspergillosis meeting in Athens are available to view in the slide section of Educational Materials. More presentations will be added over the next week.
Education (Slide bank) section | Link
Many new articles have been added to the library including: 'The link between fungi and severe asthma:a summary of the evidence'.
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Many new articles have been added to the library including: 'Update on antifungal drug resistance mechanisms of Aspergillus fumigatus' .
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CT scans of patient JE with invasive aspergillus sinusitis have been added to the sinus section of the image library
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Two new historical papers have been added to the history section.
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APIC, SHEA and IDSA recently released model legislation for collection and reporting of infection rates. To access a copy of the model legislation please visit www.idsociety.org
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A paper entitled "Prospective Evaluation of a Polymerase Chain Reaction–ELISA Targeted to Aspergillus fumigatus and Aspergillus flavus for the Early Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis in Patients with Hematological Malignancies" has been added to the Articles and Diagnosis sections.
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A review entitled "Current Perspectives on Ophthalmic Mycoses" has been added to the Articles and Diagnosis sections.
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Additional material has been added to the genome material added for Aspergillus oryzae.
Genomics section | Link
Additional material has been added to the genome material added for Aspergillus nidulans.
Genomics section | Link
Additional material has been added to the genome material added for Aspergillus fumigatus.
Genomics section | Link
A case history entitled " Chronic invasive sinus aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus terreus" case 049 has been added.
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A new section listing secondary metabolites of Aspergillus species with searchable options and links to many references and metabolite structures is now on the site. Visit either Mycotoxins/metabolites in the menus or click this link.
Secondary metabolites section | Link
A slide presentation entitled "Medical Mycology in India - Past, Present and Future" by Prof HC Gugnani, Delhi has been added
History section | Link
A Public Consultation Document: EORTC/BAMSG Consensus Revised Definitions draft VI has been posted under guidelines in the Diagnosis section along with associated slides from the recent ICAAC meeting in December. Please forward your comments to Peter Donnelly (p.donnelly@usa.net) before February 13th.
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Another case history- case 048 entitled: Aspergillus endocarditis following aortic valve replacement can be found in the case history section.
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A new case history case 047 entitled: Immune reconstitution syndrome (mucous impaction or obstructing bronchial aspergillosis) complicating pulmonary aspergillosis in AIDS, has been added.
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New images of Aspergillus chevalieri, A. sydowii, A. restrictus, A. penicillioides, A. terreus and A. glaucus have been added to the species section of the image bank.
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Genome Discovery - Go straight to press page containing images and video clips.
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GENOME DISCOVERY WILL HELP COMBAT DISEASE AND LEAD TO NEW DRUGS (language translations available).
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Many new images have been added to the species section of the image bank.
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Images of finger clubbing in a patient with chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis are now in the image bank.
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Version 2 microarrays of Aspergillus fumigatus and A. nidulans are now available from PFGRC. Thanks to the sponsorship of NIAID these 70-mer arrays (and test arrays for optimizing protocols) are available free.
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Release of second versions of A. fumigatus and A. nidulans microarrays. Thanks to the sponsorship of NIAID these 70-mer arrays (and test arrays for optimizing protocols) are available free.
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Flooding of buildings soaks many materials that are intended to stay dry. If the ambient temperature is sufficient the result is rapid mold growth. Major disasters such as the Asian Tsunami last year and the hurricane damage in New Orleans caused severe mold growth inside buildings and potential (though currently undefined) health hazards. We have added several links to the Links section containing news stories and detailed advice on what householders can do to prevent health problems.
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Mold readings spark health concerns in New Orleans - news article outlining the extent of the potential health problems.
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Indoor Air - Mold. A good overview of damp and the management of mold indoors. Includes free online books
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Tsunami lung: a necrotising pneumonia in survivors of the Asian tsunami - article on the Medical Journal of Australia.
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Mold: Prevention Strategies and Possible Health Effects in the Aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
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Case history 045 (Aspergilloma) has been added
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Twelve new historical papers added - various subjects from 1952 to 1965. These are all available as full articles in pdf format.
Library (Historical Articles) section | Link
A presentation from the Trends in Medical Mycology meeting in Berlin by Prof Jacques Bille can be viewed in Educational materials slide presentations.
Education (Slide bank) section | Link
A presentation from the Trends in Medical Mycology meeting in Berlin by Prof Jacques Bille can be viewed in Educational materials slide presentations.
Education (Slide bank) section | Link
(1-->3)-Beta-D-glucans and respiratory health: a review of the scientific evidence
Library (Articles) section | Link
Overview of Personal Occupational Exposure Levels to Inhalable Dust, Endotoxin, {beta}(1->3)-Glucan and Fungal Extracellular Polysaccharides in the Waste Management Chain
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Another presentation entitled "History of Medical Mycology in Germany " by Professor Markus Ruhnke, from the Trends in Medical Mycology meeting in Berlin can be viewed in Educational materials
Education (Slide bank) section | Link
Another presentation entitled "Update on antigen detection" from the Trends in Medical Mycology meeting in Berlin
Education (Slide bank) section | Link
Key papers evaluating beta-d-glucan assays in the diagnosis of invasive fungal disease
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Three video clips have been added to the Educational materials video clips section. They show phagocytosis of A. fumigatus conidia by the mouse alveolar macrophage cell-line
Education (Video clips) section | Link
Two presentations from the Trends in Medical Mycology meeting in Berlin
Education (Slide bank) section | Link
A white paper for the " Nomination for additional genome sequence coverage of Aspergillus niger" can be viewed in the genomics section.
Genomics section | Link
Two further powerpoint presentations from the British Mycological Society annual meeting entitled " Genome and proteomic analysis of industrial fungi " by Scott Baker and " The use of RNAi to suppress gene function in industrial fungi" by Nigel S. Dunn-Coleman have been added to the Education section.
Education (Slide bank) section | Link
"Pillows - a hot bed of fungal spores". Researchers at The University of Manchester, funded by the Fungal Research Trust, have discovered millions of fungal spores literally right under our noses - in our pillows. View the Press release in PDF format.
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A powerpoint presentation entitled "What can genomics tell us about secondary metabolism in Aspergillus?" by Geoffrey Turner from the recent British Mycological Society annual scientific meeting 2005, has been added to the Education section.
Education (Slide bank) section | Link
A series of 11 chest X rays have been added to case history 044 -a patient with severe asthma and ABPA.
Case histories section|(Registration required) | Link
A new case history (case 046) of a patient with disseminated invasive aspergillosis, CML and GVHD has been added to the case history section.
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The mycotoxin section has been updated with new chemical structures and 3d images to view. There are also some new structures now in this section.
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A number of new articles are available on the site including: "Aspergillus antigens: which are important?"; "A novel glyco-conjugate vaccine against fungal pathogens" and "New findings and unique aspects in pediatric aspergillosis", these can all be found in the articles section of the library.
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Images of Aspergillus sydowii have been added to the species section of the image library
Species images section|(Registration required) | Link
A new link has been added to the links section for the orphanet resource. orphanet is a free resource offering a database dedicated to information on rare diseases and orphan drugs. Orphanet aims to improve management and treatment of genetic, auto-immune or infectious rare diseases, rare cancers or not yet classified rare diseases.
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New images have been added to the A fumigatus and A clavatus sections of the image library.
Species images section |(Registration required) | Link
A number of new images have been added to the species sections of the image library and their data into the species database. These include A lacticoffeatus, A piperis, A homomorphus, and A sclerotioniger.
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Images of three new species Aspergillus flocculosus, Aspergillus neobridgeri and Aspergillus pseudoelegans have been added to the image library and species database.
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