β Scribed by Robert W. Lichtwardt (auth.), Professor Dr. Axel A. Brakhage, Professor Dr. Peter F. Zipfel (eds.)
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Pathogenic fungi are widely distributed and can infect many organisms, particularly humans, but also other vertebrates and insects. Due to a growing number of fungal infections, there is an increasing need to understand the interaction of pathogenic fungi with their hosts.
This second completely updated and revised edition of Volume VI of The Mycota consists of state of the art reviews written by experts in the field, covering three major areas of this rapidly developing field. In the first part the current understanding of pathogenic fungi and the physiological reactions relevant for the pathogen - host interaction are elucidated. The second part describes novel technologies for the identification of proteins, virulence factors and mechanisms central to the host - pathogen interaction. The third part deals with the characterization of the host response towards pathogenic fungi and addresses timely clinical aspects.
Front Matter....Pages I-XXI
Trichomycetes and the Arthropod Gut....Pages 3-19
Opportunistic Mold Infections....Pages 21-32
Entomopathogenic Fungi: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology....Pages 33-61
Physiology and Metabolic Requirements of Pathogenic Fungi....Pages 63-82
CO 2 Sensing and Virulence of Candida albicans ....Pages 83-94
Hyphal Growth and Virulence in Candida albicans ....Pages 95-114
Pathogenicity of Malassezia Yeasts....Pages 115-151
Proteomics and its Application to the Human-Pathogenic Fungi Aspergillus fumigatus and Candida albicans ....Pages 155-186
Transcriptomics of the Fungal Pathogens, Focusing on Candida albicans ....Pages 187-222
Yeast Infections in Immunocompromised Hosts....Pages 225-232
The Host Innate Immune Response to Pathogenic Candida albicans and Other Fungal Pathogens....Pages 233-242
Toll-Like Receptors and Fungal Recognition....Pages 243-261
Clinical Aspects of Dermatophyte Infections....Pages 263-286
Back Matter....Pages 287-296
Microbiology; Animal Physiology; Cell Biology; Immunology; Medical Microbiology; Fungus Genetics
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