We established a WG under the umbrella of ISHAM for supporting all scientific aspects that deals with \u201cMedical Phycology: Protothecosis and Chlorellosis\u201d (Application submitted on December 29, 2013 and approved on May 4, 2014).\u201d Algal infections are so-called \u201corphan diseases\u201d that have been studied principally by medical mycologists because of the yeast-like appearances of the causative algae.<\/b><\/p>\n
This WG aims to be a forum where specialists in algal infections in humans and animals may join efforts to build a network to increase the knowledge in this area. More precise announcements of our program will appear at ISHAM news. It is planned to have our WG meeting during the next ISHAM congress in 2015. A subsequent plan will then be organized. The concept of this WG in general will be launched at the near future in a webpage <http:\/\/www.isham.org<\/a>>. 1. Pathogenic algae overview<\/b> Thank you for joining us! <\/b>Coordinators: Participation in ISHAM-MPWG is open to any scientists who are interested to join this international network on the area of Medical Phycology. Updated on Feburary, 28, 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n Support<\/b><\/p>\n This home page was supported by ISHAM, JSMM and a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) (25450452, 17K08110 and 22K08442) from the Academic Frontier Project of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We established a WG under the umbrella of ISHAM for supporting all scientific aspects that deals with \u201cMedical Phycology: Protothecosis and Chlorellosis\u201d (Application submitted on December 29, 2013 and approved on May 4, 2014).\u201d Algal infections are so-called \u201corphan diseases\u201d that have been studied principally by medical mycologists because of the yeast-like appearances of the …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"home.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicalphycology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicalphycology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicalphycology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicalphycology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicalphycology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/medicalphycology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":245,"href":"https:\/\/medicalphycology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicalphycology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nWG’s study field is described, as follows:<\/p>\n
\n1.1. Characteristics of algal infections
\n1.2. Taxonomy of Family Chlorellaceae using large subunit ribosomal DNA
\n2. Ecology and epidemiology
\n2.1. Global warming
\n<\/b>2.2. Surveillance in human cases
\n2.3. Increasing diseases and publicity campaigns
\n3. Pathogenicity
\n<\/b>3.1. Virulence factors
\n3.1.1. Sporangia and endospores
\n3.1.2. Chlorophyll
\n3.1.3. Thermotolerance
\n3.1.4. Adhesion and hydroaffinity
\n3.1.5. Assimilation and nutrition
\n3.1.6. Extracellular secondary metabolites and siderophores
\n3.1.7. Miscellaneous approach
\n3.2. Pathogenesis in humans and animals
\n4. Immune responses against Prototheca and Chlorella species
\n<\/b>4.1. Host specialization
\n4.2. Innate immunity
\n4.3. Adaptive immunity
\n4.3.1. Cell-mediated immunity
\n4.3.2. Humoral immunity
\n4.4. Experimental model for infection
\n5. Diagnosis
\n<\/b>5.1. Rapid and accurate diagnosis and identification
\n6. Treatment
\n<\/b>6.1. In vitro susceptibility
\n6.2. Clinical efficacy
\n6.3. Drug delivery system
\n6.4. Recommendable strategy
\n7. Prevention and control
\n<\/b>8. Future directions<\/b><\/p>\n
\nISHAM-<\/b> Medical Phycology Working Group (ISHAM-MPWG)<\/b><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>John R. Todd, M.D. (U.S.A.)
\n<\/b>Koichi Makimura, M.D., PhD. (Japan)<\/b><\/p>\n
\nApplications must be sent to Dr. Rui Kano<\/b> (WG Secretary) by e-mail or by post to the following address:
\nRui Kano, DVM, Ph.D.
\nTeikyo University Insutitute of MEdical Mycology (TIMM)
\nTokyo 192-0395, Japan
\nPhone: +81-42-678-3568
\nFax: +81-42-674-9190
\nE-mail:kanou.rui.ng@teikyo-u.ac.jp<\/p>\n
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