MEDICALLY IMPORTANT FUNGI by Larone
The ultimate manual for distinguishing fungus from clinical specimens
Larone’s Medically Important Fungi, Seventh Edition, with a new team of authors, carries on the long history of top-notch content to broaden your understanding and help your work in clinical mycology by:
direct microscopic analysis of stained slides to provide precise descriptions of the principal mycoses as seen in patient specimens.
Offering a logical, step-by-step method for identifying cultured organisms that makes use of in-depth descriptions, photos, hints on how different species are similar, as well as chosen references for more information
containing new entries for Emergomyces, Metarhizium anisopliae, Rasamsonia argillacea, Rhinocladiella mackenziei, Schizophyllum commune, and Thermothelomyces thermophilus among the more than 150 fungus most frequently found in clinical mycology laboratories.
presenting information on the pathogenicity, growth traits, pertinent biochemical responses, and microscopic morphology of each organism, illustrated by photomicrographs, distinctive and elegant illustrations, and color photographs showing colony morphology and various test results.
elucidating the effects of knowledge obtained from molecular taxonomic investigations of evolutionary fungal relationships on modifications in fungal taxonomy and nomenclature
giving introductory knowledge of molecular diagnostic techniques, such as MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and other commercial platforms and nucleic acid amplification and sequencing
With a sizable section on simple-to-follow lab protocols, a thorough rundown of media and staining techniques, instructions on how to collect and prepare patient specimens, and an illustrated glossary
Both inexperienced individuals and seasoned specialists in clinical microbiology laboratories can confidently identify frequently encountered fungi using Larone’s Medically Important Fungi: A Guide to Identification.
