Human Fungal Pathogens

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kurzai, Oliver (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2014.
• Series: The Mycota, A Comprehensive Treatise on Fungi as Experimental Systems for Basic and Applied Research ; 12
• Subjects: Medicine.; Immunology.; Medical microbiology.; Allergy.; Cell biology.; Microbiology.; Microbial genetics.; Microbial genomics.; Biomedicine.; Medical Microbiology.; Allergology.; Cell Biology.; Eukaryotic Microbiology.; Microbial Genetics and Genomics.

Whereas plant and insect infections are commonly caused by fungi, only a small minority of the vast diversity of fungal species is pathogenic to humans. Despite this, fungal infections cause considerable morbidity and mortality worldwide. This volume is dedicated to the biology, clinical presentatio...