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Abstract: The effects of water deficit on vegetative growth, fatty acids and essential oil yield and composition of Salvia officinalis aerial parts were investigated. Plants were treated with different levels of water deficit (C, MWD and SWD). Results showed important reductions of the different growth parameters. Drought decreased significantly the foliar fatty acid content and the double bond index (DBI) degree. This later was provoked mainly by a strong reduction of linolenic acid proportion and the disappearance of palmitoleic acid. Besides, moderate deficit increased the essential oil yield (expressed as g/100g on the basis of dry weight) and the main essential oil constituents were camphor, α-thujone and 1.8-cineole which showed an increasing under moderate water deficit. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: Phaeohyphomycosis is a rare mycotic opportunist disease witch usually affects immunodepressed patients. Infection follows a traumatic inoculation of fungi into the skin with formation of a subcutaneous cyst. We report the case of a 20-year-old woman presenting with a subcutaneous, painless, and recurrent cystic lesion on the right ankle for 9 years. A surgical excision was performed. Histopathologic examination showed a granuloma with central abscess surrounded by a thick fibrous tissue. After staining with PAS, septate hyphae and spores were found in the granuloma, consistent with a phaeomycotic cyst. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]