R. stolonifer is likewise a commonly seen member of the zygomycetes. It occurs in a similar environmental distribution to R. arrhizus, with preference for the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It is found in soil samples from forests, deserts, salt marshes, grasslands, and cultivated fields and has been isolated from hay (8), decaying vegetable matter, peat, garden compost, municipal waste, sewage (125), lumber, sawdust, and wood pulp (34, 509). It has been cultured from foodstuffs including barley, corn, sorghum, wheat (3), soybeans (142), rice, beans, tomatoes, groundnuts, pecans, brazilnuts, bananas, and cotton (125). R. stolonifer has also been implicated in causing soft rot in both stored sweet potatoes and strawberries (11).
Jaffey et al. (214) reported a case of disseminated Conidiobolus infection with endocarditis in a cocaine abuser. The Conidiobolus species was not one previously known to cause infection in vertebrates. The organism gained access to the bloodstream via skin abrasions and disseminated to the lungs, heart, skeletal muscles, kidneys, and brain. The authors noted that this fatal case of Conidiobolus infection resembled a mucoraceous infection, with its acute disease course, angioinvasive tissue involvement, and the lack of characteristic Splendore-Hoeppli phenomenon accompanying the infection.
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Conidiobolus species produce elastase, esterase, collagenase, and lipase in vitro, and C. coronatus produces more lipase and protease than do saprophytic strains (184, 339). A role for most of these enzymes in the infection process has been demonstrated or postulated. For example, it has been shown that serine protease plays a role in the discharge of C. coronatus conidia (39, 184). Gugnani (184) suggests that since proteases are secreted rapidly, they may be secreted into infected tissue at the initiation of infection and will then degrade protein components to make amino acids available for organism growth and that lipase, which is secreted later, would hydrolyze fatty materials in the subcutaneous tissues. Collagenase activity has been reported and would be important for muscle invasion, which has been reported in some cases (184, 214, 227). Jaffey et al. (214) suggest that the extensive rhabdomyalysis in the Conidiobolus-infected cocaine abuser discussed earlier could be due to proteases released by the fungus.
On January 6, 2021, following the U.S. Capitol attack, Bush denounced the violence and attack alongside the three other living former presidents, Obama, Clinton, and Carter,[454] releasing a statement saying that "this is how election results are disputed in a banana republic, not our democratic republic"[455] and that "it is a sickening and heartbreaking sight".[456] He also echoed President-elect Biden's message stating that what occurred at the capital was an "insurrection".[457] On January 20, Bush and his wife attended Biden's inauguration.[458]
"Christmas Day! Oh, what a time us Niggers did have dat day! MarseLordnorth and Marse Alec give us evvything you could name to eat: cakeof all kinds, fresh meat, lightbread, turkeys, chickens, ducks, geese,and all kinds of wild game. Dere was allus plenty of pecans, apples, anddried peaches too at Christmas. Marse Alec had some trees what had fruitdat looked lak bananas on 'em, but I done forgot what was de name of demtrees. Marse Alec would call de grown folkses to de big house early inde mornin' and pass 'round a big pewter pitcher full of whiskey, den hewould put a little whiskey in dat same pitcher and fill it wid sweetenedwater and give dat to us chillun. Us called dat 'toddy' or 'dram'. MarseAlex allus had plenty of good whiskey, 'cause Uncle Willis made it upfor him and it was made jus' right. De night atter Christmas Day uspulled syrup candy, drunk more liquor, and danced. Us had a big time fora whole week and den on New Year's Day us done a little wuk jus' tostart de year right and us feasted dat day on fresh meat, plenty ofcake, and whiskey. Dere was allus a big pile of ash-roasted 'taters onhand to go wid dat good old baked meat. Us allus tried to raise enough'taters to last all through de winter 'cause Niggers sho does love demsweet 'taters. No Mam, us never knowed nothin' 'bout Santa Claus 'tilatter de war.
"Yassir, dey useter give us a nickel or 10 cents sometimes so us couldbuy candy from de store." Asked if she remembered patterollers she gaveher sly chuckle and said: "I sho' does. One time dey come to our houseto hunt for some strange Niggers. Dey didn't find 'em but I was soskeered I hid de whole time dey was dar. Yassir, de Ku Kluxers raisedcain 'round dar too.
On Memorial Day, orange-hot sunbeams filtered down through the magnolia blossoms and darted off the gold-leaf dome of the state capitol building in Atlanta. The air smelled like ripe bananas, ladybugs crawled lazily across the early morning grass and yellow jackets sipped the dew dripping like blackstrap molasses in the Southern heat. Traffic was slow and it was easy to find a parking place. Everybody in town was at the swimming pool, or going on a holiday picnic, or in their air-conditioned houses watching ballgames on TV. Everybody, that is, except Lester Maddox, the seventy-fifth governor of Georgia.
This museum is bananas... in every way. Not only will visitors find every type of banana-related item imaginable, but they also have an international banana ambassador called Platty who travels around the world. The bright yellow museum is located in Mecca, California, and holds the title of world's largest collection dedicated to only one fruit, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
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