Mycology: Introduction, Structure, Classification of Medically Important Fungi, Fungal Infection, Prevention, and Control of Fungal Infections

Mycology: Introduction, Structure, Classification of Medically Important Fungi, Fungal Infection, Prevention, and Control of Fungal Infections

Introduction of Mycology Mycology is the science that deals with the study of fungi whereas medical mycology is the science that deals with the study of fungi that causes disease is called medical mycology. General Features- Yeast Unicellular formSize-Width: 1-5 µmLength: 5-30 µmShape-Commonly oval shape …

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Microbiology and More Gallery: Introduction, List of Photos, and Keynotes

Human Microbiome Agar Art

Introduction of Microbiology and More Gallery Microbiology and More Gallery is a random collection hub of microbes and laboratory medicine-related footage. This is the genuine work of the author. Most of the pictures are commonly those encountered by the laboratory personnel during their working period. …

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Trichophyton, Microsporum, and Epidermophyton: Definition, Differences and, Footages of Dermatophytes

Differences among Trichophyton, Microsporum, and Epidermophyton: Definition, Differences and, Footages of Dermatophytes

Definition of Dermatophytes Dermatophytes are a common label for a group of three types of keratinophilic fungi that infect keratinized tissues causing diseases known as dermatophytoses and they are Trichophyton,  Microsporum, and Epidermophyton that commonly cause skin, nail, and hair disease in our body. Differences among Trichophyton, Microsporum, and Epidermophyton The …

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KOH Wet Mount Preparation: Introduction, Principle, Test Requirements, Procedure, Result Interpretation, Uses, Keynotes, and Collection of KOH Mount Footages

KOH Wet Mount Preparation: Introduction, Principle, Test Requirements, Procedure, Result Interpretation, Uses, Keynotes, and Collection of KOH Mount Footages

Potassium hydroxide (KOH) Wet Mount Introduction The KOH Wet Mount is a very simple and important technique in mycology for presumptive diagnosis of the type of fungal infections whether ringworm, aspergillosis, dermatomycosis, blastomycosis, mucormycosis, otomycosis, etc. It is the most common assay ordered by clinicians, particularly …

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Atlas of Fungi: Introduction, List of Contents, and Description

Atlas of Fungi: Introduction, List of Contents, and Description

Introduction to Atlas of Fungi The name ‘ Atlas of Fungi’ is given even due to the vast spectrum of mycology but puny collection and another thing are that only an epic center collection of author authentical performance. So, please if you have benefited from …

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