Dimorphic fungi in biology and medicine /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Symposium on Topics in Mycology on Fungal Dimorphism
Other Authors: Bossche, H. van den, Odds, F. C., Kerridge, David
Format: Conference Proceeding Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Plenum, [1993]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Fungal dimorphism: a sideways look
  • Molecular genetics of morphogenetic processes
  • Molecular controls of conidiogenesis in Aspergillus nidulans
  • Physical and genetic mapping of Candida albicans
  • Genetic basis for dimorphism and pathogenicity in Candida albicans
  • Multiple chitin synthase genes of Candida albicans and other pathogenic fungi
  • Key genes in the regulation of dimorphism of Candida albicans
  • Switching and the regulation of gene transcription in Candida albicans
  • Characterization of Saccharomyces cerevisiae pseudohyphal growth
  • Phase transition in Wangiella dermatitidis: identification of cell-division-cycle genes involved in yeast bud emergence
  • Morphological aspects of fungal dimorphism
  • Mathematical analysis of the cellular basis of fungal dimorphism
  • Quantification of Candida morphology in vitro and in vivo.
  • (cont) Nature and control of cell wall biosynthesis
  • Possible roles of mannoproteins in the construction of Candida albicans cell wall
  • Is there a role for sterols and steroids in fungal growth and transition from yeast to hyphal-form and vice-versa?
  • Factors regulating morphogenesis in Coccidioides immitis
  • Dimorphism in Histoplasma capsulatum: study of cell differentiation and adaptation
  • Biochemical and physiological aspects in the dimorphism of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
  • Studies on phase transitions in Sporothrix schenkii: possible involvement of protein kinase C
  • Clues about chromoblastomycotic and other dematiaceous fungal pathogens based on Wangiella as a model
  • Dimorphism in mucor species
  • Morphological variation in Malassezia and its significance in pityriasis versicolor.
  • (cont) Dimorphism and pathogenesis
  • Complement receptors in Candida albicans and other yeasts: structure, function and role in pathogenesis
  • Immunogenic and immunomodulatory roles of distinct mannoprotein constituents of Candida albicans
  • Structural and antigenic correlates of Histoplasma capsulatum
  • Pathogenicity of Wangiella dermatitidis
  • Do dimorphic fungi more easily escape host defenses and treatment?
  • Diagnosis and treatment of mycoses
  • Significance of morphologic form in producing immunodiagnostic antigens for dimorphic fungal pathogens
  • Diagnosis of histoplasmosis
  • Animal models of mycoses caused by fungi that produce yeast- and hyphal forms
  • Morphological aspects of antifungal action
  • Dimorphism and candidosis: clinical and therapeutic implications
  • Treatment of sporotrichosis, blastomycosis and histoplasmosis.
  • (cont) Azole compounds in the treatment of paracoccidioidomycosis
  • Current therapy for coccidioidomycosis
  • Treatment of phaeohyphomycosis and pityriasis versicolor
  • Penicilium marneffei: dimorphism and treatment.