This summary of rapid advances in the field of medical mycology is tailored to the needs of mycologists, physicians, and others using fungi as model systems.

Current Topics in Medical Mycology, is intended to summa rize current research areas in medical mycology for medical mycologists and other scientists who are working in micro biology and immunology. Topics to be included in each volume will serve as contemporary reviews, summaries of current advancements and future directions, and mecha nisms to enhance the interdisciplinary use of medically im portant fungi in understanding pathogenesis, epidemiology, mycotoxins, taxonomy, and other areas where basic, ap plied, and clinical sciences are used. Michael R. McGinnis Marcel Borgers v Contents v...

Current Topics in Medical Mycology, is intended to summarize current research areas in medical mycology for medical my cologists and other scientists who are working in microbiology and immunology. Topics to be included in each volume will serve as contemporary reviews, summaries of current advance ments and future directions, and mechanisms to enhance the interdisciplinary use of medically important fungi in under standing pathogenesis, epidemiology, mycotoxins, taxonomy, and other areas where basic, applied, and clinical sciences are used. Michael R. McGinnis v Contents Series Preface v...

Current Topics in Medical Mycology, which is a new annual series published by Springer-Verlag, is intended to summarize current topics in medical mycology for medical mycologists and other scientists who are work ing in microbiology and immunology. Topics to be in cluded in each year's volume will serve as contemporary reviews, summaries of current advancements and future directions, and mechanisms to enhance the interdiscipli nary use of medically important fungi in the areas of pathogenesis, epidemiology, mycotoxins, taxonomy, and other areas where basic, applied, and clinical science are...