Revival: Lipids of Pathogenic Fungi (1996)

ISBN-13: 9781138560581 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 302 str.

Rajendra Prasad; Mahmoud A. Ghannoum

Opis

This book discusses the importance of lipids in pathogenic fungi and how they are involved in infections that pose serious health problems. The role of lipids in dimorphism, adherence, and virulence of fungi is investigated as is their composition and metabolism.

Spis treści

Selected Human Pathogenic Fungi, H.M. Calvet and M.A. Ghannoum
Fungal Lipids, D.M. Lösel and M. Sancholle
Fungal Sterols, L.W. Parks and W.M. Casey
Lipids of Histoplasma capsulatum, K. Barr
Lipids of Candida albicans, R. Prasad, A. Koul, P.K. Mukherjee, and M.A. Ghannoum
Lipids of Aspergillus, P. Chakrabarti, M. Kundu, and J. Basu
Lipids of Cryptococcus neoformans, A.S. Ibrahim, H. Sanati, and M.A. Ghannoum
Lipids of Dermatophytes, G.K. Khuller and N. Manchanda
Lipids and Lipid-like Compounds of Fusarium, A.H. Merrill, Jr., A.M. Grant, E. Wang, and C.W. Bacon
Lipids and Dimorphism of C. albicans and Sporothrix schenckii, Y. Kitajima and Y. Nozawa
Antifungals, A.S. Ibrahim, R. Prasad, and M.A. Ghannoum
Interaction of the Anti-Candida Amphotericin B (and Other Polyene Antibiotics) with Lipids, J. Bolard and J. Mihaud
Index

O autorze

Rajendra Prasad, Mahmoud A. Ghannoum