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The 4th edition of this book provides laboratory staff and clinicians with a quick benchtop reference on the identification and antifungal susceptibility of human and animal fungal infections. It contains descriptions of all the major medical fungal pathogens, 179 species from 109 genera.

This updated edition includes new and revised descriptions and he authors have reconciled current morphological descriptions and name changes with more recent genetic data. The most common fungal species are described, including members of the yeasts, mucoromycetes, conidial moulds, dimorphic pathogens, and dermatophytes. The book features:

updates to taxonomy and fungal names.
more than 350 colour photographs.
antifungal susceptibility profiles, including for new drugs where available.
methods of identification including molecular and/or MALDI-ToF mass spectroscopy.

This handy reference is essential for laboratory staff and clinicians dealing with the identification and management of human and animal fungal infections, researchers in medical microbiology and mycology laboratories.

Descriptions of Medical Fungi

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      Publisher CABI Publishing
      Published 4 January 2023
      ISBN-13 9781800622326
      978-1800622326
      ISBN-10 1800622325
      Also in:
      Medical microbiology and virology Medical parasitology Science & Nature Mycology, fungi

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The 4th edition of this book provides laboratory staff and clinicians with a quick benchtop reference on the identification and antifungal susceptibility of human and animal fungal infections. It contains descriptions of all the major medical fungal pathogens, 179 species from 109 genera.

      This updated edition includes new and revised descriptions and he authors have reconciled current morphological descriptions and name changes with more recent genetic data. The most common fungal species are described, including members of the yeasts, mucoromycetes, conidial moulds, dimorphic pathogens, and dermatophytes. The book features:

      updates to taxonomy and fungal names.
      more than 350 colour photographs.
      antifungal susceptibility profiles, including for new drugs where available.
      methods of identification including molecular and/or MALDI-ToF mass spectroscopy.

      This handy reference is essential for laboratory staff and clinicians dealing with the identification and management of human and animal fungal infections, researchers in medical microbiology and mycology laboratories.

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