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By Derek J Sullivan, Gary P Moran

ISBN-10: 1908230444

ISBN-13: 9781908230447

Fungi reason a spectrum of ailments in people, starting from relatively harmless superficial epidermis illnesses because of dermatophytes to invasive life-threatening infections attributable to species comparable to Candida albicans, or Cryptococcus neoformans. a result of opportunistic nature of such a lot invasive mycoses, fungal pathogenicity has confirmed tricky to outline. even though, the applying of latest genomic and different molecular ideas in recent times has revolutionized the sphere, revealing interesting new insights into the mechanisms of fungal pathogenesis. during this e-book, a panel of excessive profile participants severely assessment crucial learn to supply a well timed evaluation. The ebook is split into sections. the 1st six chapters evaluate the transformative impression of utilising state of the art instruments and leading edge ways to analyze, rather within the region of comparative biology. the second one part involves 8 chapters, every one devoted to the molecular and mobile biology of an immense fungal pathogen of people: Candida, Aspergillus, Cryptococcus, Dermatophytes, Histoplasma, Blastomyces, Pneumocystis, and Paracoccidoides. those chapters offer a well timed picture of the present kingdom of study. The publication might be a necessary reference for college kids, researchers, and clinicians with an curiosity in fungal pathogenesis. [Subject: Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, existence technology]

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