Descriptions of Medical Fungi

The 4th edition of this book provides laboratory staff and clinicians with a quick benchtop reference on the identification and antifungal susceptibility of human and animal fungal infections. It contains descriptions of all the major medical fungal pathogens, 179 species from 109 genera. This updated edition includes new and revised descriptions. The authors have reconciled current morphological descriptions and name changes with more recent genetic data. The most common fungal species are described, including members of the yeasts, mucoromycetes, conidial moulds, dimorphic pathogens, and dermatophytes. The book features:updates to taxonomy and fungal namesmore than 400 colour photographs antifungal susceptibility profiles, including for new drugs where availablemethods of identification including molecular and/or MALDI-ToF mass spectroscopyThis handy reference is essential for laboratory staff and clinicians dealing with the identification and management of human and animal fungal infections, researchers in medical microbiology and mycology laboratories.

ISBN:	9781800622326
Publisher:	CABI
Imprint:	CABI
Published date:	12 Dec 2022
Language:	English
Number of pages:	344
Weight:	-1g
Height:	246mm
Width:	189mm

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