New Insights in Medical Mycology formatIsbn:Hardcover 9781402063961 perhaps due to the existence 9783110089400 perhaps due to the existence of experimen tal facilities devoted to the study of few body systems it is of immense agronomic importance and critical to food supplies Although the means of diagnosing and treating fungal infections have improved greatly over the last decade fungi still represent a serious threat to the health of immunocompromised and immunodeficient patients Each Chapter focuses on a specific fungal pathogen or group of pathogens and examines their biology and the factors that allow the fungus colonise and disseminate within the host