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Author:   Axel A. Brakhage ,  Peter F Zipfel
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Second Edition 2008
Volume:   6
Dimensions:   Width: 19.30cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 27.00cm
Weight:   0.889kg
ISBN:  

9783540793069

ISBN 10:   3540793062
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   01 August 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By:   9783031648526
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Pathogens.- Trichomycetes and the Arthropod Gut.- Opportunistic Mold Infections.- Entomopathogenic Fungi: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.- Physiology and Metabolic Requirements of Pathogenic Fungi.- CO2 Sensing and Virulence of Candida albicans.- Hyphal Growth and Virulence in Candida albicans.- Pathogenicity of Malassezia Yeasts.- Techniques.- Proteomics and its Application to the Human-Pathogenic Fungi Aspergillus fumigatus and Candida albicans.- Transcriptomics of the Fungal Pathogens, Focusing on Candida albicans.- Host.- Yeast Infections in Immunocompromised Hosts.- The Host Innate Immune Response to Pathogenic Candida albicans and Other Fungal Pathogens.- Toll-Like Receptors and Fungal Recognition.- Clinical Aspects of Dermatophyte Infections.

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From the reviews of the second edition: This book has three sections dealing with pathogens, techniques and host, with 13 chapters and 26 contributors. ! The book is well laid out and each chapter is provided with a contents part, so the reader can quickly scan the chapters' contents. All chapters are well referenced at the back with up-to-date references. ! should be available in all good school, community and university libraries and any research laboratories dealing with fungi, yeasts and medical mycology. (K. D. Hyde, Fungal Diversity, Vol. 45, 2010)

From the reviews of the second edition: This book has three sections dealing with pathogens, techniques and host, with 13 chapters and 26 contributors. ... The book is well laid out and each chapter is provided with a contents part, so the reader can quickly scan the chapters' contents. All chapters are well referenced at the back with up-to-date references. ... should be available in all good school, community and university libraries and any research laboratories dealing with fungi, yeasts and medical mycology. (K. D. Hyde, Fungal Diversity, Vol. 45, 2010)

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