This note covers
the following topics: Superficial Mycoses and Their Fungi, Dermatophyte and
Dermatophytosis, Dematiaceae and Subcutaneous Mycoses, Pathogenic Yeast:
Candidiasis, Pathogenic Yeasts: Neoformans Cryptococcosis, Histoplasmosis and
Ajellomyces (Histoplasma) capsulatum, Blastomycosis, Coccidioidomycosis and
Coccidioides immitis, Aspergillosis and Mushrooms.
This note explains the following topics: fungal diversity in
different ecosystems, Fermentation technology, Enzyme technology, Fungal toxins,
Fungi as food and beverage and food processing, Fungal metabolites and future of
fungal biotechnology.
In this book, we discuss the changing medical and public profile of
fungal infections in the period 1850–2000. We consider four sets of diseases:
ringworm and athlete’s foot; thrush or candidiasis ; endemic, geographically
specific infections in North America and mycotoxins; and aspergillosis.