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 Hugo and Russell’s Pharmaceutical Microbiology 9th Edition
Edited by Brendan Gilmore and Stephen Denyer
Published by Wiley Blackwell
https://www.wiley.com/en-
ie/Hugo+and+Russell's+Pharmaceutical+Microbiology,+9th+Edition
-p-9781119434559

CHAPTER 4

FUNGI

Kevin Kavanagh
Department of Biology, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland.

Chapter contents
1 What are fungi?
2 Structure of the fungal cell
3 Medical significance of fungi
4 Anti-fungal therapy
4.1 Polyene anti-fungals
4.2 Azole anti-fungals
4.3 Echinocandins
4.4 Synthetic anti-fungal agents
5 Medically important fungal pathogens of humans
5.1 Candida albicans –the dominant yeast pathogen of humans
5.2 Aspergillus fumigatus
5.3 Histoplasma capsulatum
5.4 Cryptococcus neoformans
5.5 Dermatophytes
6 Emerging fungal pathogens
6.1 Saccharomyces cerevisiae
6.2 Non-albicans Candida species
6.3 Penicillium marneffei
7 Antibiotic production by fungi
8. Further reading
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