This note covers the following topics: Overview of Mycology, Classifications of Fungi, Laboratory Methods in Medical
Mycology, Techniques for Identification of Fungi, Laboratory ID, Saprophytes,
Yeasts, Bacteria, Types of mycoses based on body site and Systemic mycoses.
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.