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Emergomycosis

Book section · September 14, 2023 Emergomycosis is an invasive fungal disease caused by dimorphic fungi from the recently described Onyenalean genus, Emergomyces. The disease has been reported from four continents (Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America), although by far the most cases ha ... Full text Cite

Infections Caused by Yeasts and Yeast-Like Fungi

Book section · January 1, 2019 Yeasts and yeast-like fungi represent a diverse group of pathogens implicated in human disease. Candida spp. are the cause of mucocutaneous and invasive candidiasis, the latter an important hospital-onset disease. Cryptococcus spp. and Pneumocystis jirovec ... Full text Cite

Blastomycosis in mammals

Book section · June 11, 2018 Blastomycosis is a serious fungal disease of dogs, humans, and occasionally other mammals caused by geographically restricted, thermally dimorphic Blastomyces species. Blastomycosis is primarily a canine disease, with approximately ten dogs diagnosed for e ... Full text Cite

Adiaspiromycosis and diseases caused by related fungi in ajellomycetaceae

Book section · June 11, 2018 Adiaspiromycosis, classically caused by Emmonsia species, is primarily a pulmonary disease affecting small mammals, especially members of the orders Rodentia and Carnivora. The disease name derives from the tissue form of the fungus (adiaspores), which dev ... Full text Cite