This case is unique in that the ferret lived indoors, in a geographic region in which reports of cryptococcosis are rare. The genotyping technique used to identify the Cryptococcus strain can aid in better understanding the epidemiology of cryptococcosis. (J Am Vet Med Assoc 2010;236:770-774)”
“Several active microbial communities that form biogas via decomposition of cellulose and domestic food waste BTSA1 (DFW) were identified among 24 samples isolated from different natural

and anthropogenic sources. The methane yield was 190-260 ml CH4/g from microbial communities grown on cellulose substrates, office paper, and cardboard at 37A degrees C without preprocessing. Under mesophilic conditions, bioconversion of paper waste yields biogas with a methane content from 47 to 63%; however, the rate of biogas production was 1.5-2.0

times lower than under thermophilic conditions. When microbial communities were grown on DFW under thermophilic conditions, the most stable and effective of them produced 230-353 ml CH4/g, and the methane content in biogas was 54-58%. These results demonstrates the significance find more of our studies for the development of a technology for the biotransformation of paper waste into biogas and for the need of selection of microbial communities to improve the efficiency of the process.”
“Delusional parasitosis (DP) is the most frequent delusional disorder in dermatology. In DP there is a fixed belief of a usually skin-related invasion or infestation by a number of alleged infectious species (usually parasites and bacteria), whose identity has varied over the decades. Since 2002 worldwide an increasing number of patients have complained of unverifiable fibers and filaments in or on the skin, associated with numerous nonspecific complaints

(arthralgias, altered cognitive function and extreme fatigue). This entity has been named “”Morgellons disease”" WZB117 by the patients themselves, although medical evidence for its existence is lacking. As an example, we discuss a 55-year-old woman who complained of Morgellons disease and was treated as if she had DP. Currently the delusional assumption of infestation with Morgellons should be considered as a new type of DP with some kind of inanimate material. We therefore recommend in case of DP including Morgellons the use of the broader term “”delusional infestation”".”
“The composition of the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) of various leaf tobacco brands and their blends has been studied. The differences in the content of nicotine, solanone, tetramethyl hexadecenol, megastigmatrienones, and other compounds, determining the specific tobacco smell, have been revealed. A microbial consortium, which is able to deodorize simulated tobacco emissions and decompose nicotine, has been formed by long-term adaptation to the VOCs of tobacco leaves in a laboratory reactor, functioning as a trickle-bed biofilter.