Biomedical subjects

K Süss

Publications and source records attributed to K Süss.

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PubMed2000

Differentiation of Candida strains by lectin-mediated agglutination kinetics.

The lectin-mediated agglutination kinetics of Candida albicans, Candida tropicalis, Candida glabrata, Candida krusei, Candida kefyr, and Candida parapsilosis strains isolated from immunocompromised patients was investigated. The rate of the lectin-induced cell agglutination depends on the physiological state of the yeast cell population. Therefore, the Candida strains have to be cultivated and investigated under identical conditions. Lentil lectin (prepared from Lens culinaris), castor lectin, and concanavalin A were used. Different yeast species showed different agglutination behaviour. Furthermore, the lectin-mediated rate of agglutination is a strain-specific property which makes it possible to distinguish between different yeast strains of the same species. It is concluded that the lectin-mediated agglutination kinetics allows reproducible differentiation of yeast strains of the same species.

Agglutination↗

PubMed1999

Case report. Folliculitis barbae caused by Candida albicans.

Folliculitis barbae candidomycetica is a very rare disease and in the scientific literature this manifestation of candidosis is rarely described. In most cases, a connection with predisposing factors is suspected, although in the cases cited this connection was not frequently proved. Furthermore, in our patient who was suffering from a folliculitis candidomycetica no predisposing factors or illnesses were apparent. For this reason, the importance of such aetiological factors of Candida folliculitis must be critically discussed. Effective drugs for use in treatment are fluconazole, itraconazole and ketoconazole.

Adult↗

PubMed1997

A reliable method for sustaining a pre-defined pre-innervation level.

Numerous experimental approaches are based on evaluating electromyographically recorded muscle activity. Some experiments require a certain level of pre-innervation in a muscle or muscle group whereas others must avoid this. Measured parameters, such as the time to onset of the muscle response to an electrical stimulus, etc., depend critically on the level of pre-innervation. The pre-innervation level is most commonly estimated from parameters such as the force generated by this muscle or the upright posture of a human subject. These methods, however, are indirect and may yield erroneous results. This paper describes an inexpensive method developed for a wide range of applications in muscle-tonus-based experiments, in which the tonus is precisely controlled. A simple electronic circuit is presented by which the level of muscle pre-innervation is directly recorded, monitored and - depending on the experimental approach - also fed back to the subject. Physiological experiments on the flexion reflex in healthy human subjects document the reliability of our electronic device.

Electromyography↗