Phoma

(fō'mă),

A genus of rapidly growing fungi that are common laboratory contaminants and common plant pathogens; rare cause of infection in immunosuppressed patients.

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Phoma

A genus of aeroallergenic fungi of the family Deuteromycetes, which may induce a specific form of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (shower-curtain disease).

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Viruses and Hodgkin's lym phoma. Ann Oncol 2002; 13: 23-29.

Factores que participan en la interaccion huesped-agente patogeno en el riesgo de linfoma de Hodgkin inducido por el virus Epstein Barr

devonianum exhibited antagonistic effects against more than one pathogenic microorganism out of which Phoma showed greatest inhibitory activity against E.

Endophytic fungi--the treasure chest of antibacterial substances

gloeosporiodies (Glomerella cingulata), Pestalotia mangiferae, Phoma sp., Scleratium (Corticium) rolfsii, Rhizoctonia solani, Diplodia sp.

Nematode and Fungal Communities Associated With Mango Decline of Southern Punjab

The potential impact of global climate change on the spatial-temporal distribution of phoma leaf spot of coffee in Brazil was evaluated.

Impact of climate change on the phoma leaf spot of coffee in Brazil/Impacto de los cambios climaticos sobre la mancha de phoma en los cafetales en Brasil/Impacto das mudancas climaticas sobre a mancha de phoma do cafeeiro no Brasil

As well as being far more susceptible to lodging, they're also at very much greater risk from phoma and light leaf spot than more open crops.

Mild winter brings rape issues

Thirty nine patients (78%) had Hodgkin's ly- mphoma Mixed Cellula- rity (8 females and 31 males), 7 patients (14%) had Hodgkin's lymphoma nodular sclerosis type (3 fe- males and 4 males), 3 (6%) had Hodgkin's lymphoma Lymphocyte predominant (males) and only one (2%) case was of Hodgkin's lym- phoma lymphocyte deple- tion (male) type.

Frequency and pattern of bone marrow infiltration in Hodgkin's lymphoma

(Ecol, Flora, Periconia, Phoma, Pyrenochaeta, Xanthoriicola, Vi).

Bibliografia Botanica Iberica, 2009: liquenes

& Melin) Conant (1937); Anamorphic Ascomycetes Phoma herbarum Sacc.

Diversity of Saprotrophic Anamorphic Ascomycetes from native forests in Argentina: an updated review/Diversidad de Ascomycetes Anamorficos Saprotrofos de los bosques nativos de Argentina: una revision actual

Penicillium and Aspergillus were represented by 11 and 8 species, respectively, followed by Cladosporium (3), Emericella (2), Acremonium, Chaetomium, Cunninghamella, Curvularia, Eurotium, Fusarium, Lasiodiplodia, Monilia, Paecilomyces, Phoma, Tilachlidium and Trichoderma (1) (Figure 1).

Filamentous fungi isolated from sand and water of "Bairro Novo" and "Casa Caiada" beaches, Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil/Fungos filamentosos isolados do solo e da agua nas praias de Bairro Novo e Casa Caiada, Olinda, Pernambuco, Brasil

The culture grew out a thick fungal plaque that turned out to be Phoma complex, an aggregate of soil fungi that normally affect celery, beets, tomatoes, potatoes, and peppers.

Fungal skin infections look odd, evade diagnosis: when faced with a diagnostic dilemma, think fungi, especially in patients with compromised immunity

The first stage of Joanna's research will concentrate on the Blackleg pathogen, quicldy followed by four other pathogens, fusarium spp (dry rot), pythium (watery rot), phytophthora erythroseptica (pink rot) and phoma foveta (gangrene).

Scottish company Higgins-Gi. (Personalia)

One area of interest is resistance to disease, particularly Phoma medicaginis, a fungal disease of leaves.