书目名称 | Morphogenesis and Pathogenicity in Fungi |
编辑 | José Pérez Martín,Antonio Di Pietro |
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概述 | Covers a broad spectrum of taxonomically and biologically diverse fungal pathogens, plus a number of key topics related to morphogenesis and pathogenesis.Offers an in-depth and up-to-date analysis of |
丛书名称 | Topics in Current Genetics |
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描述 | .Infectious fungal diseases continue to take their toll in terms of human suffering and enormous economic losses. Invasive infections by opportunistic fungal pathogens are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in immuno-compromised individuals. At the same time, plant pathogenic fungi have devastating effects on crop production and human health. New strategies for antifungal control are required to meet the challenges posed by these agents, and such approaches can only be developed through the identification of novel biochemical and molecular targets. However, in contrast to bacterial pathogens, fungi display a wealth of “lifestyles” and modes of infection. This diversity makes it extremely difficult to identify individual, evolutionarily conserved virulence determinants and represents a major stumbling block in the search for common antifungal targets. In order to activate the infection programme, all fungal pathogens must undergo appropriate developmental transitions that involve cellular differentiation and the introduction of a new morphogenetic programme. How growth, cell cycle progression and morphogenesis are co-ordinately regulated during development has been an active a |
出版日期 | Book 2012 |
关键词 | Antifungal control; Fungal diseases; Fungal morphogenesis; Fungal pathogens |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22916-9 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-642-42834-0 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-642-22916-9Series ISSN 1610-2096 Series E-ISSN 1610-6970 |
issn_series | 1610-2096 |
copyright | Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012 |