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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465060103321

Titolo

Human pathogenic fungi : molecular biology and pathogenic mechanisms / / edited by Derek J. Sullivan and Gary P. Moran, Division of Oral Biosciences, School of Dental Schience and Dublin Dental University Hospital, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Irlend

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Norfolk, England : , : Caister Academic Press, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-908230-66-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (354 p.)

Disciplina

616.969

Soggetti

Pathogenic fungi

Mycoses - Pathogenesis

Molecular biology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Part I. Recent advances in the pathogenesis of human fungal infections -- Part II. Pathogenic mechanisms of human fungal pathogens.

Sommario/riassunto

Fungi cause a spectrum of diseases in humans, ranging from comparatively innocuous superficial skin diseases caused by dermatophytes to invasive life-threatening infections caused by species such as Candida albicans, or Cryptococcus neoformans. Due to the opportunistic nature of most invasive mycoses, fungal pathogenicity has proven difficult to define. However, the application of new genomic and other molecular techniques in recent years has revolutionized the field, revealing fascinating new insights into the mechanisms of fungal pathogenesis. In this book, a panel of high profile contributo