Fungal Physiology and Immunopathogenesis

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rodrigues, Marcio L. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, 422
• Subjects: Immunology.; Medical microbiology.; Pharmacology.; Virology.; Medical Microbiology.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.

This volume offers an overview of the various aspects involved in the ability of fungi to damage host cells, and discusses cutting-edge approaches to the study of fungal pathogenesis. The first chapter illustrate the key roles of glycans and pigments, the most abundant surface components in fungal c...

Table of Contents:

• Candida morphology and pathogenesis
• Fungal biofilms
• Immunoactive fungal vesicles
• Candida parapsilosis pathogenesis
• Fungal circadian clocks and pathogenesis
• Cryptococcal pathogenesis
• Nucleic acid export in fungi
• Immunity to fungal infections
• Fungal systems biology.