[HTML][HTML] Advances in chemical and biological methods to identify microorganisms—from past to present

R Franco-Duarte, L Černáková, S Kadam, K S. Kaushik… - Microorganisms, 2019 - mdpi.com
Fast detection and identification of microorganisms is a challenging and significant feature
from industry to medicine. Standard approaches are known to be very time-consuming and …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of mycoses in developing countries

A Arastehfar, BL Wickes, M Ilkit, DH Pincus… - Journal of Fungi, 2019 - mdpi.com
Extensive advances in technology offer a vast variety of diagnostic methods that save time
and costs, but identification of fungal species causing human infections remains challenging …

[HTML][HTML] YEAST PANEL multiplex PCR for identification of clinically important yeast species: stepwise diagnostic strategy, useful for developing countries

A Arastehfar, W Fang, W Pan, M Lackner, W Liao… - … and Infectious Disease, 2019 - Elsevier
Identification of opportunistic yeasts in developing countries is mainly performed by
phenotypic assays, which are time-consuming and prone to errors. Wrong species …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of nine cryptic species of Candida albicans, C. glabrata, and C. parapsilosis complexes using one-step multiplex PCR

A Arastehfar, W Fang, W Pan, W Liao, L Yan… - BMC infectious …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, and Candida parapsilosis are
three prevalent causes of candidiasis, worldwide. These species are considered as nine …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of 21-Plex PCR and API 20C AUX, MALDI-TOF MS, and rDNA sequencing for a wide range of clinically isolated yeast species: Improved …

A Arastehfar, F Daneshnia, M Kord… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Occurrence of non-Candida albicans Candida (NCAC) species that are associated with
elevated MIC values and therapeutic failures are increasing. As a result, timely and accurate …

Performance evaluation of Bacteroidales genetic markers for human and animal microbial source tracking in tropical agricultural watersheds

P Somnark, N Chyerochana, S Mongkolsuk… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Microbial source tracking (MST) DNA-based assays have been used to successfully solve
fecal pollution problems in many countries, particularly in developed nations. However, their …

Incidence and spectrum of yeast species isolated from the oral cavity of Iranian patients suffering from hematological malignancies

A Arastehfar, F Daneshnia, S Farahyar… - Journal of oral …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Oral candidiasis (OC) has a profound effect on the life quality of
immunocompromised patients, such as those undergoing chemotherapy. Objective …

Endogenous endophthalmitis: etiology and treatment

S Kabbara, N Kelkar, MD Conway… - Infectious Eye Diseases …, 2021 - books.google.com
This chapter comprehensively covers all aspects of endogenous endophthalmitis from
systemic infectious agents, with an emphasis on reported and newer etiologies to broaden …

Advances in molecular biology based assays for the rapid detection of food microbial contaminants

MC Chifiriuc, I Gheorghe, I Czobor, DA Florea… - Food Preservation, 2017 - Elsevier
Food quality and safety depend on maintaining standards throughout the food chain, from
agricultural production and livestock, to processing, transport, and consumption …

Detection of mycobacterial DNA by a specific and simple lateral flow assay incorporating cadmium selenide quantum dots

F Cimaglia, E Liandris, M Gazouli, L Sechi… - Molecular and cellular …, 2015 - Elsevier
Cadmium selenide quantum dots have been incorporated to a lateral flow assay for the
specific and very simple detection of different mycobacterial DNA targets within only a few …