Mycopathologia 136: 187-189, 1996. CONTENTS VOLUME 136 Issue 1 HUMAN AND ANIMAL MYCOLOGY Anticryptococcal activity by alveolar macrophages from rats treated with cortisone acetate during differ- ent periods of time — N.T. Gross, M. Chinchilla, P. Camner & C. Jarstrand Etiology and clinical characteristics of mycotic leukonychia — A. van Gelderen de Komaid, |. Borges de Kestelman & E.L. Duran Utility of Albicans ID plate for rapid identification of Candida albicans in clinical samples — |. Contreras, R. San-Millan, A. Agustin-Barrasa, J. Pont6n & G. Quindés A rapid urease test for presumptive identification of Cryptococcus neoformans — C.E. Canteros, L. Rodero, M.C. Rivas & G. Davel Onychomycosis in Rome, Italy — R. Mercantini, R. Marsella & D. Moretto Further studies on Egyptian soil fungi: Succession of sugar and osmophilic fungi in soil amended with five organic substrates - G.M. Shaban PLANT MYCOLOGY AND CROP PROTECTION Keratinolytic fungi in sewage sludge — K. Ulfig, M. Terakowski, G. Plaza & O. Kosarewicz MYCOTOXICOSES AND MYCOTOXINS First survey on the natural occurrence of Fusarium mycotoxins in Bulgarian wheat — T. Vrabcheva, R. GeBler, E. Usleber & E. Martibauer Aspergillus flavus colonization and aflatoxin B,; formation in barley grain during interaction with other fungi — N. Ramakrishna, J. Lacey & J.E. Smith Book review Issue 2 HUMAN AND ANIMAL MYCOLOGY Sexual forms of yeasts in clinical samples — P. Garcia-Martos, J. Mira, F. Galan & J.M. Hernandez The asteroid body of lobomycosis — G. Rodriguez & G.P. Barrera Purification and characterization of fatty acid synthetase from Cryptococcus neoformans — Y.A.-G. Mahmoud, S.M. Abu El Souod & W.G. Niehaus Isolation of fungi from soil using the keratin-baiting technique — M.F. Simpanya & M. Baxter Mating patterns of dermatophytes of diverse origin in India — S. Ranganathan, S.A.M. Balajee & T. Menon Fungal biodiversity in the air of Turin — D. Airaudi & V.F. Marchisio MYCOTOXICOSES AND MYCOTOXINS The production of cyclopiazonic acid by Penicillium commune and cyclopiazonic acid and aflatoxins by Aspergillus flavus as affected by water activity and temperature on maize grains — N. Gqaleni, J.E. Smith, J. Lacey & G. Gettinby 103-108 Fungi associated with post-harvest rot of black plum (Vitex doniana) in Nigeria — D.A. Eseigbe & S.A. Bankole 109-114 Fungi associated with herbal drug plants during storage — M.O. Efuntoye 115-118 Issue 3 HUMAN AND ANIMAL MYCOLOGY Phospholipase activity in Cryptococcus neoformans— V. Vidotto, A. Sinicco, D. Di Fraia, S. Cardaropoli, S. Aoki & S. Ito-Kuwa 119-123 Effect of amphotericin B on the lipids of yeast ceils of Sporothrix schenckii — J. Soares Hamdan & A. Kiesling Casali 125-132 PLANT MYCOLOGY AND CROP PROTECTION In vitro sensitivity of Verticillium fungicola to selected fungicides — F.J. Gea, J.C. Tello & M. Honrubia 133-137 189 A serious canker disease of Eucalyptus in South Africa caused by a new species of Coniothyrium— M.J. Wingfield, P'W. Crous & T.A. Coutinho 139-145 IMI Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria 147-185 Volume contents 187-189 List of contributors 191 Mycopathologia 136: 191, 1996. LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS VOLUME 136 Abu El Souod, S.M., 75 GeBler, R., 47 Quindés, G., 17 Agustin-Barrasa, A., 17 Gea, F.J., 133 Ramakrishna, N., 53 Airaudi, D., 95 Gettinby, G., 103 Ranganathan, S., 91 Aoki, S., 119 Gaaleni, N., 103 Rivas, M.C., 21 Balajee, S.A.M., 91 Gross, N.T., 1 Rodero, L., 21 Bankole, S.A., 109 Hernandez, J.M., 67 Rodriguez, G., 67 Barrera, G.P., 71 Honrubia, M., 133 San-Millan, R., 17 Baxter, M., 85 Ito-Kuwa, S., 119 Shaban, G.M., 33 Borges de Kestelman, |., 9 Jarstrand, C., 1 Simpanya, M.F., 85 Camner, P., 1 Kiesling Casali, A., 125 Sinicco, A., 119 Canteros, C.E., 21 Kosarewicz, O., 41 Smith, J.E., 53, 103 Cardaropoili, S., 119 Lacey, J., 53, 103 Soares Hamdan, J., 125 Chinchilla, M., 1 Martibauer, E., 47 Tello, J.C., 133 Contreras, |., 17 Mahmoud, Y.A.-G., 75 Terakowski, M., 41 Coutinho, T.A., 139 Marchisio, V.F., 95 Ulfig, K., 41 Crous, P.W., 139 Marsella, R., 25 Usleber, E., 47 Davel, G., 21 Menon, T., 91 van Gelderen de Komaid, A., 9 Di Fraia, D., 119 Mercantini, R., 25 Vidotto, V., 119 Duran, E.L., 9 Mira, J., 67 Vrabcheva, T., 47 Efuntoye, M.O., 115 Moretto, D., 25 Wingfield, M.J., 139 Eseigbe, D.A., 109 Niehaus, W.G., 75 Galan, F., 67 Plaza, G., 41 Garcia-Martos, P., 67 Ponton, J., 17