Clinical Microbiology and Mycotoxins

Fungal Allergy and Pathogenicity

The importance of fungal organisms as allergens and pathogens has been increasing significantly over the last decade. This is often due, on the one hand, to a general increase within the incidence of allergies, however conjointly to the growing variety of immune compromised individuals like AIDS patients or transplant recipients. The virulence factors and defence mechanisms against fungus genus and fungus infections are mentioned as are the varied causes of superficial skin infections with fungi and also the aerobiology of plant life spores and mycelia.