1. Introduction to Fundamental Medical Mycology

  1. Errol Reiss1,
  2. H. Jean Shadomy2,
  3. G. Marshall Lyon III3

Published Online: 7 OCT 2011

DOI: 10.1002/9781118101773.ch1

Book Title

Fundamental Medical Mycology

Fundamental Medical Mycology

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How to Cite

Reiss, E., Shadomy, H. J. and Lyon, G. M. (2011) Introduction to Fundamental Medical Mycology, in Fundamental Medical Mycology, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9781118101773.ch1

Author Information

  1. 1

    Mycotic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

  2. 2

    Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia, USA

  3. 3

    Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University, School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 7 OCT 2011
  2. Published Print: 14 OCT 2011

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470177914

Online ISBN: 9781118101773

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Keywords:

  • medical mycology;
  • biological safety cabinet (BSC);
  • opportunistic pathogens

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Topics not Covered, or Receiving Secondary Emphasis

  • Biosafety Considerations: Before You Begin Work with Pathogenic Fungi…

  • Fungi Defined: Their Ecologic Niche

  • Medical Mycology

  • A Brief History of Medical Mycology

  • Rationale for Fungal Identification

  • Sporulation

  • Dimorphism

  • Sex in Fungi

  • Classification of Mycoses Based on the Primary Site of Pathology

  • Taxonomy/Classification: Kingdom Fungi

  • General Composition of the Fungal Cell

  • Primary Pathogens

  • Endemic Versus Worldwide Presence

  • Opportunistic Fungal Pathogens

  • Determinants of Pathogenicity

  • General References in Medical Mycology

  • Selected References for Introduction to Fundamental Medical Mycology

  • Websites Cited

  • Questions

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