ABSTRACT

Stresses molecular and biochemical studies of opportunistic and frank fungal pathogens!

This book gives a comprehensive overview of human pathogenic fungi that offers a current and concise survey of virulence factors, host responses and recognition, treatment and diagnosis of infections, invasive enzymes, intracellular survival, morphogenesi

chapter 1|28 pages

Host Recognition by

Human Fungal Pathogens

chapter 3|22 pages

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chapter 3|1 pages

Secretory Proteins in Fungal Virulence

Pranab Mukherjee Mahmoud Ghannoum

chapter |18 pages

HC-O-C-R

chapter |29 pages

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chapter 5|16 pages

Dimorphism in Human Pathogens

chapter 6|24 pages

Signaling and the Biology of Human Fungal Pathogens

Human Fungal Pathogens Antonio Calera Richard Calderone

chapter 7|9 pages

Adaptation of Fungi to Alterations in Ambient pH

Fungi Oliver Kurzai, Abdelmalic Barkani, Fritz Miihlschlegel

chapter |13 pages

of a 4.0

secreted enzymes common feature

chapter 9|8 pages

Pathogenic Properties

chapter |5 pages

Time (min)

chapter |2 pages

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chapter |7 pages

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chapter 10|6 pages

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Virulence Gioconda San-Bias Gustavo Nino-Vega

chapter |19 pages

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chapter |23 pages

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chapter |10 pages

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chapter |9 pages

• IV. MECHANISMS OF CELLULAR REGULATION OF PROTECTION

REGULATION PROTECTION ENDEMIC MYCOSES Regulation Cytokine Elaboration

chapter 14|21 pages

Humoral Immunity and

chapter |11 pages

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chapter 15|28 pages

Vaccines, Antibodies, in Candidiasis

Passive Immunity Candidiasis Cutler, Bruce Granger, Yongmoon Han

chapter 16|4 pages

Vaccines for Histoplasmosis

George Deepe,

chapter |8 pages

of IL-4

GM-CSF Impaired Elevated IFN-y, TNF-a, NO

chapter |2 pages

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chapter |13 pages

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chapter 0|4 pages

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chapter |7 pages

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chapter |30 pages

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chapter 19|28 pages

Immune Reconstitution Against Human Mycoses

Emmanuel Roilides Evangelia Farmaki Caron Lyman

chapter 20|2 pages

Mucosal Infection

Immunity Candidiasis Flavia De Bernardis Maria Boccanera

chapter |12 pages

PEYER'S PATCH

chapter |1 pages

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chapter |13 pages

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chapter |5 pages

IFN-y-producing cells/10spienocytes

CS7BU6 BALB/c C3H/HeJ CBA/J CS7BL/6 C3HJHeJ CBA/J

chapter |21 pages

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chapter 22|9 pages

Cell Wall of

Structure, Biosynthesis, Host-Fungus Interactions

chapter |15 pages

glucose

N-acetylglucosamlne

chapter 24|20 pages

Antifungals Currently Used in the Treatment of Invasive Fungal Diseases

Invasive Fungal Diseases Xiao-jiong Zhao Richard Calderone

chapter 25|1 pages

Antifungal Drug Targets: Discovery and Selection

Ronald Cihlar Christina Kellogg Sheldon Broedel,

chapter I|2 pages

II II I

chapter |19 pages

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Affinity Separation

chapter 26|15 pages

Drug Resistance Mechanisms of Human Pathogenic Fungi

Human Pathogenic Fungi Prasad, Panwar, Shankarling Krishnamurthy

chapter |4 pages

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princi- ofchromosome

chapter |29 pages

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chapter 28|18 pages

Molecular Diagnosis of Fungal Infections

Fungal Infections Hopfer Darius Amjadi

chapter 29|26 pages

Serological Approaches to the Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Infections

Invasive Fungal Infections Christine Morrison

chapter |24 pages

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Immunoserology Interpretation Sporotrichosis Background

chapter 30|22 pages

Molecular Typing and Epidemiology of Candida spp. and Other Important Human Fungal Pathogens

Other Important Human Fungal Pathogens Derek Sullivan David Coleman

chapter 32|8 pages

New and Emerging Pathogens: What's a Lab to Do?

Chester Cooper, -Carl