Abstract
Yeasts may be classified as those useful for food for all animals, including invertebrates, small marine animals, birds, and mammals including man; those which live as commensals, and those which are actively pathogenic to man and other animals. Among these latter species are the virulent and widespread pathogens, Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans. A number of other yeast species cause infections of the skin and mucous membranes, hair and beard, fingernails, and similar parts of the body.
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Spencer, J.F.T., Spencer, D.M. (1997). Ecology: The Bad Guys: Pathogens of Humans and Other Animals. In: Spencer, J.F.T., Spencer, D.M. (eds) Yeasts in Natural and Artificial Habitats. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03370-8_5
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