Pathogenic fungi are widely distributed and can infect many organisms, particularly humans, but also other vertebrates and insects. Due to a growing number of fungal infections, there is an increasing need to understand the interaction of pathogenic fungi with their hosts.

This second completely updated and revised edition of Volume VI of The Mycota consists of state of the art reviews written by experts in the field, covering three major areas of this rapidly developing field. In the first part the current understanding of pathogenic fungi and the physiological reactions relevant for the pathogen - host interaction are elucidated. The second part describes novel technologies for the identification of proteins, virulence factors and mechanisms central to the host - pathogen interaction. The third part deals with the characterization of the host response towards pathogenic fungi and addresses timely clinical aspects.

Pathogens

Trichomycetes and the Arthropod Gut
Opportunistic Mold Infections
Entomopathogenic Fungi: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Physiology and Metabolic Requirements of Pathogenic Fungi
CO2 Sensing and Virulence of Candida albicans
Hyphal Growth and Virulence in Candida albicans
Pathogenicity of Malassezia Yeasts
Techniques
Proteomics and its Application to the Human-Pathogenic Fungi Aspergillus fumigatus and Candida albicans
Transcriptomics of the Fungal Pathogens, Focusing on Candida albicans
Host
Yeast Infections in Immunocompromised Hosts
The Host Innate Immune Response to Pathogenic Candida albicans and Other Fungal Pathogens
Toll-Like Receptors and Fungal Recognition
Clinical Aspects of Dermatophyte Infections.