Molecular Detection of Human Fungal Pathogens

Description

The large number of molecular protocols available creates a dilemma for those attempting to adopt the most appropriate for streamlined identification and detection of fungal pathogens of interest. Molecular Detection of Human Fungal Pathogens provides a reliable and comprehensive resource relating the molecular detection and identification of major human fungal pathogens.

This volume contains expert contributions from international mycologists involved in fungal pathogen research and diagnosis. Following a similar format throughout, each chapter comprises:

• A brief review of the classification, epidemiology, clinical features, and diagnosis of one or a group of related fungal species
• An outline of clinical sample collection and preparation procedures
• A selection of representative stepwise molecular detection protocols
• A discussion on further research requirements for improving the diagnosis

The book offers an indispensable tool for medical, veterinary, and industrial laboratory scientists working in the area of fungal determination. It also constitutes a convenient textbook for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in microbiology and is an essential guide for upcoming and experienced laboratory scientists wishing to acquire and polish their skills in molecular diagnosis of fungal diseases.

Features

• Provides comprehensive coverage of human-pathogenic fungal organisms
• Gives an authoritative summary of classification, epidemiology, clinical features, and diagnosis of major human fungal pathogens
• Presents an in-depth review of state-of-the-art molecular detection and identification methods for human fungal pathogens
• Includes a judicious selection of streamlined, ready-to-use protocols (including commercial kits) for major human fungal pathogens

Table of Contents

• Introductory Remarks; D. Liu
• Ascomycota
• Alternaria; G. Lo Cascio and M. Ligozzi
• Aureobasidium; M. Pitkäranta and M. D. Richardson
• Bipolaris and Drechslera; D. Liu and J. Gray
• Botryomyces; D. Liu and R.R.M. Paterson
• Botryosphaeria and Lasiodiplodia; D. Liu
• Corynespora; D. Liu and P.-R. Hsueh
• Curvularia; A.N. Schuetz
• Exserohilum; K.L. Therese and H.N. Madhavan
• Fusicoccum and Scytalidium; M. Machouart and J. Menotti
• Hortaea; D. Liu and L. Hanson;
• Leptosphaeria; D. Liu
• Macrophomina; A. Alves, A.J.L. Phillips, and A. Correia
• Madurella; W.W.J. van de Sande, A.H. Fahal, G.S. de Hoog, and A. van Belkum
• Neodeightonia; A. Alves, A.J.L. Phillips, and A.Correia
• Phoma and Phomopsis; D. Liu
• Piedraia; D. Liu
• Pyrenochaeta; D. Liu
• Ramichloridium; D. Liu
• Ulocladium; D. Liu
• Acrophialophora; D. Liu
• Arthrographis; D. Liu
• Aspergillus; M.C. Arendrup, Y. Zhao, and D.S. Perlin
• Blastomyces; M.D. Lindsley
• Chrysosporium; D. Liu and R.R.M. Paterson
• Cladophialophora; R. Lopez-Martínez and F. Hernández-Hernández
• Coccidioides; R. de Aguiar Cordeiro, R.S. Nogueira Brilhante, M.F. Gadelha Rocha, and J.J. Costa Sidrim
• Cyphellophora; D. Liu
• Emmonsia; D. Liu and R.R.M. Paterson
• Epidermophyton; D. Liu and S. Coloe
• Exophiala; D. Liu and S.P. Siah
• Fonsecaea; H. Miyagi
• Histoplasma; R.M. Zancopé Oliveira, A. Jefferson Guimarães, J.D. Nosanchuk, M. de Medeiros Muniz, P. Costa Albuquerque, and R. de Almeida Paes
• Lacazia; D. Liu and Y.-W. Tang
• Lecythophora; D. Liu
• Microsporum; R. Sharma and Y. Gräser
• Myriodontium; D. Liu
• Onychocola; D. Liu
• Paecilomyces; A. Alastruey-Izquierdo, M.V. Castelli, L. Bernal-Martinez, and M. Cuenca-Estrella
• Paracoccidioides; E. Bagagli, S. de Moraes Gimenes Bosco, V. Bodelão Richini-Pereira, R. Cordeiro Theodoro, and S. Alencar Marques
• Penicillium: Mycoses and Mycotoxinoses; R.R.M. Paterson and N. Lima
• Phialophora; D. Liu and R.R.M. Paterson
• Rhinocladiella; D. Liu
• Trichophyton; S.C.-A. Chen, D. Ellis, T.C. Sorrell, and W. Meyer
• Veronaea; D. Liu
• Acremonium; D. Liu, X. Du, and S. Weining
• Beauveria; D. Liu
• Chaetomium; D. Liu and R.R.M. Paterson
• Colletotrichum; M.R. Shivaprakash, A. Baghela, and A. Chakrabarti
• Cylindrocarpon; D. Liu
• Fusarium; P. Manikandan, L. Galgóczy, K. Panneer Selvam, C. Subramanian Shobana, S. Kocsubé, C. Vágvölgyi, V. Narendran, and L. Kredics
• Microascus, including Scopulariopsis; J. Issakainen and D. Liu
• Myceliophthora and Thielavia; D. Liu
• Neocosmospora; P. Manikandan, C. Vágvölgyi, V. Narendran, K. Panneer Selvam, and L. Kredics
• Ochroconis; A. Sano and K. Yarita
• Phaeoacremonium; L. Galgóczy, L. Kovács, T. Papp, and C.Vágvölgyi
• Phialemonium; D. Liu and R.R.M. Paterson
• Pseudallescheria and Scedosporium; A. Alastruey-Izquierdo, M. V. Castelli, L. Bernal-Martinez, and J.L. Rodríguez Tudela
• Sarcopodium; D. Liu and R.R.M. Paterson
• Sporothrix and Sporotrichosis; C. Toriello, M. del Rocío Reyes-Montes, A. Pérez-Torres, and A. Pérez-Mejía
• Stachybotrys ; D. Liu and R.R.M. Paterson
• Trichoderma; L. Kredics, L. Hatvani, L. Manczinger, C. Vágvölgyi, and Z. Antal
• Verticillium; M.P. Pantou and M.A. Typas
• Candida; P.L. White, M.D. Perry, and R.A. Barnes
• Debaryomyces; M.J. Andrade, M. Rodríguez, E. Bermúdez, F. Núñez, M.A. Asensio, and J.J. Córdoba
• Geotrichum; S. D’Arezzo, P. Visca, and C. Girmenia
• Kluyveromyces; D. Liu
• Pichia and Kodamaea; D. Liu
• Pneumocystis; S.M. Taylor and S.R. Meshnick
• Saccharomyces cerevisiae; F. Rossi and S.Torriani
• Bastidiomycota
• Coprinopsis and Hormographiella; Liu and R.R.M. Paterson
• Cryptococcus; M. Cogliati, A.M. Tortorano, and M.A. Viviani
• Malassezia; T. Sugita, M. Tajima, H. Tsubuku, M. Miyamoto, Z. Enshi, R. Tsuboi, M. Takashima, Y. Ishibashi, and A. Nishikawa
• Rhodotorula; D. Libkind
• Schizophyllum; S. Cassaing, M.-D. Linas, and A. Berry
• Sporobolomyces; D. Liu
• Trichosporon; T. Sugita, R. Ikeda, A. Nishikawa, M. Takashima, N. Mekha, N. Poonwan, A. Kalkanci, and S. Kustimur
• Ustilago and Pseudozyma; D. Liu
• Wallemia; D. Liu
• Entomohpthoromycotina and Mucoromyotina
• Apophysomyces; A. Chakrabarti, S. Sekhar Chatterjee, and V.K. George
• Cokeromyces; D. Liu
• Cunninghamella; N.L. Wengenack and D.J. Hata
• Entomophthorales; J.E. Rothhardt, V.U. Schwartze, and K. Voigt
• Lichtheimia (Absidia-Like Fungi); K. Hoffmann and K. Voigt
• Mortierella; T. Papp, K. Hoffmann, I. Nyilasi, T. Petkovits, L. Wagner, C. Vágvölgyi, and K. Voigt
• Mucor; P.C. Iwen
• Rhizopus; D. Liu and F.W. Austin
• Rhizomucor; T. Papp, I. Nyilasi, M. Takó, L.G. Nagy, and C. Vágvölgyi
• Saksenaea; E. Dannaoui
• Syncephalastrum; D. Liu
• Microsporidia
• Anncaliia (Brachiola); G.S. Visvesvara and L. Xiao
• Encephalitozoon; D. Liu and E.S. Didier
• Enterocytozoon; J.J. Verweij and D. Liu
• Nosema, Vittaforma, and Microsporidium; D. Liu
• Pleistophora and Trachipleistophora; D. Liu
• Oomycota, Chlorophyta, and Mesomycetozoea
• Pythium; T. Krajaejun, B. Sathapatayavongs, and T.D. Sullivan
• Prototheca; U.H.Roesler
• Rhinosporidium; S.N. Arseculeratne
• Panfungal and Drug Resistance Detection
• Nucleic Acid-Based Panfungal Detection; S. Preuner and T. Lion
• Molecular Characterization of Fungal Drug Resistance; M. Sanguinetti, B. Posteraro, and P. Posteraro
• Index

Authors

Dongyou Liu, Ph.D. has worked in research and clinical laboratories in Australia and the United States, focusing on molecular characterization and virulence determination of microbial pathogens such as human hydatid tapeworm (Echinococcus granulosus), ovine footrot bacterium (Dichelobacter nodosus), dermatophyte fungi (Trichophyton, Microsporum, and Epidermophyton), and listeriae (Listeria species). He is the senior author of over 50 original research and review articles in various international journals as well as the editor of several recent biomedical books.