Research

Currently, several research works in mycology have been developed at MycoTec Lab taking advantage of it modern premises. The facility of MycoTec Lab has been used as a platform to the development of BSc, MSc and PhD thesis, and to Post-doctoral researches in their subject field in mycology. Further, there is a range of courses and training courses to students and professional comes from the mycological field. For more information contact the MycoTec Labs Research Department.
The current research projects ongoing on MycoTec Lab are the follow:

Filamentous Fungi in Drinking Water;

Biodegradation of Organic Pollutants by White Rot Fungi;

Silver Nanoparticles as Antimicrobial Agents;

Study of Fungal Infections in Humans and Domestic Animals Skin;
Every year new infectious agents are appearing as new opportunistic pathogens. Sophisticated techniques are appearing and clinical mycology base of knowledge has changed. An important group of fungi causing skin disease in humans and animals are Dermatophytes. They are a group of three filamentous fungi distributed in three genera: Microsporum, Epidermophyton and Trichophyton. They represent an important issue in species concepts because they occupy a unique niche as an infecting agent. Other fungal genera such as Aspergillus and Candida are very important on the clinical point of view as well as. Their occurrences have been increasing with the incidence of immunocompromised individuals. The fast and reliable identification of these clinical specimens may result in fast recover to the patient and decrease considerably the costs for healthcare institutions. Further, the knowledge on these fungi specimen is crucial to the design and development of new drugs. Currently, research works has been developed at MycoTec Lab and a huge database was created with genotypic and phenotypic data to the identification of some of these fungi.

Fungal Identification Using a Polyphasic Approach;

Mycotoxins;