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Laboratory Procedures in Clinical Microbiology

Abstract

The fungi are a group of organisms that lack chlorophyll, reproduce by the production of spores (sexually and/or asexually), and contain chitin or cellulose in their cell walls. In contrast to bacteria, they are eukaryotic and have cell membranes that are rich in sterols, i.e., ergosterol. They are not susceptible to usual antibacterial antimicrobials but are to polyene antimicrobials that have a marked affinity for sterols.

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Roberts, G.D. (1985). Fungi. In: Washington, J.A. (eds) Laboratory Procedures in Clinical Microbiology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5070-8_7

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