The proceedings of the sixth conference on Coccidioidomycosis presents state of the art overviews of our current understandings of this fungal disease and the causative organism. This is an emerging infectious disease, with cases increasing especially in the Southwest US. The volume should be of interest to medical mycologists, infectious disease especialists, fungal biologists, and immunologists.

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Aspergillosis, the leading fungal cause of mortality in immunocompromised patients, presents a serious worldwide challenge--particularly in the face of increasing antifungal resistance. Bringing together the world's leaders in the Aspergillus and aspergillosis fields to promote cross-disciplinary collaboration among clinicians, industry, and scientific experts, the -Advances Against Aspergillosis- conference was held January 26-28, 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey.

This second of two Annals volumes contains short reviews encapsulating recent findings in the basic science of...