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Pathogenic Yeasts

  • Summarises much of the latest research on several pathogenic yeasts, including Candida, Cryptococcus, Malassezia and yeasts of emerging importance
  • Reviews the importance of laboratory diagnosis, antifungal susceptibility testing, antifungal resistance and yeast diseases in animals

Part of the book series: The Yeast Handbook (YEASTHDB)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Molecular Epidemiology of Candida Species

    • Gary P. Moran, Brenda A. McManus, David C. Coleman, Derek J. Sullivan
    Pages 19-39
  3. Candida Infections and Modelling Disease

    • Donna M. MacCallum
    Pages 41-67
  4. Secreted Candida Proteins: Pathogenicity and Host Immunity

    • Julian R. Naglik, Bernhard Hube
    Pages 97-120
  5. Yeast Biofilms

    • Gordon Ramage, Eilidh Mowat, Craig Williams, Jose L. Lopez Ribot
    Pages 121-144
  6. Cryptococcus: Spectrum of Disease and Treatment

    • Tihana Bicanic, Thomas Harrison
    Pages 145-165
  7. Typing Species of Cryptococcus and Epidemiology of Cryptococcosis

    • Thomas G. Mitchell, Anastasia P. Litvintseva
    Pages 167-190
  8. Environmental Stress-Sensing and Pathogenicity in Cryptococcus neoformans

    • Man-Shun Fu, Rebecca A. Hall, Fritz A. Mühlschlegel
    Pages 191-208
  9. Malassezia

    • H. Ruth Ashbee, Annika Scheynius
    Pages 209-230
  10. Emerging Systemic Yeast Pathogens

    • Mary S. Mathews, H. Ruth Ashbee
    Pages 231-251
  11. Yeast Pathogens of Domestic Animals

    • F J Cabañes
    Pages 253-279
  12. Laboratory Diagnosis of Yeast Infections

    • Richard Barton
    Pages 281-309
  13. Antifungal Susceptibility Testing and Therapy

    • Manuel Cuenca-Estrella, Juan Luis Rodriguez-Tudela
    Pages 311-326
  14. Mechanisms of Multidrug Resistance in Fungal Pathogens

    • Sélène Ferrari, Dominique Sanglard
    Pages 327-358
  15. Back Matter

    Pages 359-365

About this book

Mycological studies of yeasts are entering a new phase, with the sequencing of multiple fungal genomes informing our understanding of their ability to cause disease and interact with the host. At the same time, the ongoing use of traditional methods in many clinical mycology laboratories continues to provide information for the diagnosis and treatment of patients. This volume reviews various aspects of pathogenic yeasts and what is known about their molecular and cellular biology and virulence, in addition to looking at clinical and laboratory findings. As each chapter is written by a leading expert in the field, this book summarizes in one volume much of the latest research on several pathogenic yeasts, including Candida, Cryptococcus, Malassezia and yeasts of emerging importance. The importance of laboratory diagnosis, antifungal susceptibility testing, antifungal resistance and yeast diseases in animals are reviewed.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Old Medical School, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom

    Ruth Ashbee

  • Div. Investigative Science, Imperial College London, London , United Kingdom

    Elaine M. Bignell

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Pathogenic Yeasts

  • Editors: Ruth Ashbee, Elaine M. Bignell

  • Series Title: The Yeast Handbook

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03150-2

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-03149-6Published: 18 November 2009

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-26141-1Published: 14 March 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-03150-2Published: 27 October 2009

  • Series ISSN: 2626-885X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2626-8868

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 365

  • Number of Illustrations: 23 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Eukaryotic Microbiology, Microbiology, Biodiversity

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Softcover Book USD 219.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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