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GeneralMycology 348
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GeneralCharacteristicsofFungi................................... 348
DefinitionandTaxonomy................................. 348
Morphology................................................ 349
Metabolism................................................ 351
ReproductioninFungi..................................... 351
GeneralAspectsofFungalDisease................................. 352
FungalAllergiesandFungalToxicoses.................... 352
MycogenicAllergies................................... 352
Mycotoxicoses......................................... 353
Mycoses.................................................... 353
Host-PathogenInteractions........................... 353
Diagnosis.............................................. 356
Therapy................................................ 356
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FungiasHumanPathogens 358
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PrimaryMycoses................................................... 358
Histoplasmacapsulatum(Histoplasmosis)........... 358
Coccidioidesimmitis(Coccidioidomycosis)........... 360
Blastomycesdermatitidis
(NorthAmericanBlastomycosis)...................... 361
Paracoccidioidesbrasiliensis(SouthAmerican
Blastomycosis)......................................... 361
OpportunisticMycoses............................................. 362
Candida(Soor)......................................... 362
Aspergillus(Aspergillosis)............................. 364
Cryptococcusneoformans(Cryptococcosis).......... 366
Mucor,Absidia,Rhizopus(Mucormycoses)........... 367
Phaeohyphomycetes,Hyalohyphomycetes,
OpportunisticYeasts,Penicilliummarneffei.......... 369
Pneumocystiscarinii(Pneumocystosis)............... 370
SubcutaneousMycoses............................................. 372
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