This note covers the following topics: Classifications of Fungi,
Laboratory Methods in Medical Mycology, Fungal Culturing, Techniques for
Identification of Fungi and Laboratory ID, Saprophytes, Yeast, Bacteria - Like
Fungi, Types of mycoses based on body site.
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.