Editors:
- Covers both molecular aspects of medically important fungi and classical approaches
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: The Mycota (MYCOTA, volume 12)
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Ecologic and Environmental Relationships Defined by Molecular Methods
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Molecular Pathogenesis of Fungal Infections
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Interactions of Fungi with the Immune System
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Current Status of Antifungals
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About this book
Provided here are both reviews and recent results of studies with medically important fungi. Throughout the volume, outstanding mycologists treat the ecological role of pathogenic fungi, how they cause disease, their interactions with the immune system, and their responses to antifungal agents. Most of the presented results are based on molecular biological approaches: areas where classical and descriptive methods are applied are also included.
Reviews
From the reviews:
"Given the increasing interest in medically important fungi, this volume fills a gap in addressing the molecular basis of the interaction between human pathogenic fungi and their hosts. An impressive list of international authors have written chapters which include detailed coverage of the wide range of molecular techniques used to study epidemiology, pathogenesis and human/pathogen interactions. ... This volume should be an essential acquisition for mycologists and institutions working on medically important fungi ..." (Microbiology today)
"... has an illustrious line up of authors and the reviews are very well written and match the high standard set by their predecessors. ... the series as a whole remains very highly recommended for all institutions where fungal research is carried out or where a series of well informed reference books are required for advanced undergraduate students or postgraduates working in mycology." (Mycopathologia)
"This volume fills a gap in addressing the molecular basis of the interaction between human pathogenic fungi and their hosts. An impressive list of international authors have written chapters which include detailed coverage of the wide range of molecular techniques used to study epidemiology, pathogenesis and human/pathogen interactions. … Each topic is supported with a full, comprehensive and invaluable bibliography. This volume should be an essential acquisition for mycologists and institutions working on medically important fungi … ." (Alistair R. McCracken, Microbiology Today, Vol. 31, May, 2004)
Editors and Affiliations
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Cratis D. Williams Graduate School, Appalachian State University, Boone, USA
Judith E. Domer
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Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA
George S. Kobayashi
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Human Fungal Pathogens
Editors: Judith E. Domer, George S. Kobayashi
Series Title: The Mycota
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-10380-7
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2004
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-07651-0Published: 05 December 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-10380-7Published: 29 June 2013
Series ISSN: 2945-8048
Series E-ISSN: 2945-8056
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 376
Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Medical Microbiology, Immunology, Allergology, Cell Biology, Eukaryotic Microbiology, Microbial Genetics and Genomics