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Title Pathogenic yeasts / edited by Ruth Ashbee, Elaine M. Bignell
Published Berlin ; London : Springer, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (365 pages)
Series The yeast handbook
Yeast handbook.
Contents Comparative Genomic Analysis of Pathogenic Yeasts and the Evolution of Virulence -- Molecular Epidemiology of Candida Species -- Candida Infections and Modelling Disease -- Candida albicans Cell Wall Mediated Virulence -- Secreted Candida Proteins: Pathogenicity and Host Immunity -- Yeast Biofilms -- Cryptococcus: Spectrum of Disease and Treatment -- Typing Species of Cryptococcus and Epidemiology of Cryptococcosis -- Environmental Stress-Sensing and Pathogenicity in Cryptococcus neoformans -- Malassezia -- Emerging Systemic Yeast Pathogens -- Yeast Pathogens of Domestic Animals -- Laboratory Diagnosis of Yeast Infections -- Antifungal Susceptibility Testing and Therapy -- Mechanisms of Multidrug Resistance in Fungal Pathogens
Summary Mycological studies of yeasts are entering a new phase, with the sequencing of multiple fungal genomes informing our understanding of their ability to cause disease and interact with the host. At the same time, the ongoing use of traditional methods in many clinical mycology laboratories continues to provide information for the diagnosis and treatment of patients. This volume reviews various aspects of pathogenic yeasts and what is known about their molecular and cellular biology and virulence, in addition to looking at clinical and laboratory findings. As each chapter is written by a leading expert in the field, this book summarizes in one volume much of the latest research on several pathogenic yeasts, including Candida, Cryptococcus, Malassezia and yeasts of emerging importance. The importance of laboratory diagnosis, antifungal susceptibility testing, antifungal resistance and yeast diseases in animals are reviewed
Analysis biodiversiteit
biodiversity
microbiologie
microbiology
eukaryoten
eukaryotes
levenswetenschappen
life sciences
Biology (General)
Biologie (algemeen)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Yeast fungi.
Pathogenic fungi.
Medical mycology.
Mycoses.
Yeasts -- pathogenicity
Yeasts
Mycoses
MEDICAL -- Parasitology.
Pathogenic fungi.
Medical mycology.
MEDICAL -- Parasitology.
Yeast fungi.
Biomédecine.
Sciences de la vie.
Mycoses
Medical mycology
Pathogenic fungi
Yeast fungi
Form Electronic book
Author Ashbee, H. Ruth.
Bignell, Elaine M.
ISBN 9783642031502
3642031501