ABSTRACT
Fungi are eukaryotic organisms that contain more than 300,000 species and some (few hundred) have been recognized as hum an pathogens, causing mild infections to serious life-threatening diseases. The majority of fungal pathogens cause opportunistic infections, i.e., normally limited to individuals with a weak immune system. The increasing numbers of immunocompromised patients especially due to HIV have made a large part of the hum an population susceptible to the fungal infections.
