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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.
List of contents
Ecologic and Environmental Relationships Defined by Molecular Methods.- 1 Molecular Epidemiology of Pathogenic Fungi Involved in Outbreaks.- 2 Ecology and Genetic Diversity of Aspergillus fumigatus.- 3 Advances in Diagnostic Methods for Invasive Candida and Aspergillus Infections.- Molecular Pathogenesis of Fungal Infections.- 4 Melanized Fungi Infecting Humans: Function of Melanin as a Factor in Pathogenesis.- 5 Genetic Requirements for Virulence in Cryptococcus neoformans.- 6 Heat Shock Response in Pathogenic Fungi.- 7 Glycoproteins of Aspergillus Species.- 8 Strategies for the Study of Gene Expression in Fungi.- 9 Pneumocystis - A Genus Long Known, But with Relationships Only Recently Appreciated.- Interactions of Fungi with the Immune System.- 10 Complement and Its Role in Fungal Disease.- 11 Soluble Mediators in the Host Response to Histoplasma capsulatum.- 12 Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis: Recent Concepts and Considerations.- 13 Vaccine Development for Coccidioidomycosis.- 14 Divergent Mechanisms of Candidal Immunity at Different Anatomical Sites.- 15 The gp43 from Paracoccidioides brasiliensis: A Major Diagnostic Antigen and Vaccine Candidate.- Current Status of Antifungals.- 16 Clinically Promising New Triazoles for Systemic Fungal Infections.- 17 Antifungal Drug Resistance: Pumps and Permutations.- 18 Novel Drug Delivery Systems for Antifungal Agents.- Biosystematic Index.
Summary
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.
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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)
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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)
