Recent Trends in Human and Animal Mycology, 1st ed. 2019

Fungal pathogens pose an on-going and serious threat for poikilotherms and homeotherms, and can cause a broad spectrum of diseases ranging from innocuous to life-threatening. In addition, long-term exposure to some mycotoxigenic moulds can lead to mycotoxicoses in human and animals. Given the expanding population of immune compromised hosts, the list of fungal opportunists grows longer every year. Moreover, antifungal resistance, drug-related toxicity and our limited arsenal of antifungals have exacerbated the situation. To address these problems, strategies such as the identification of novel targets, use of the structure-activity relationship in rational drug design, development of new formulations, modification of existing antifungals to combat resistance, and bioavailability enhancement are called for. 

Part I Human and Animal Mycoses.- Pythiosis.- Superficial Mycoses in Dogs and Cats.- Pathogenic Chrysosporium-related Fungi in Reptiles and Other Animals.- Aspergillosis in Humans and Animals.- Some Clinically Significant Genera of Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes: An Update.- Endemic Mycoses in Americas.- Part II Mycotoxins in Relation to Human and Animal Health.- Mycotoxins and Their Inhalatory Intake Risk.- Tenuazonic acid:A Potent Mycotoxin.- Part III Antifungal Therapeutic Candidates.- Phytochemicals: New Avenues in Anti-Candidal Activity.- Recent Advances in Coumarins as Antifungal Agents.

Dr Karuna Singh is an Associate Professor at the Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. She received her BSc, MSc (Zoology) and PhD degrees from Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur, India and has been actively engaged in teaching and research for the last 16 years. Chiefly working in the field of Animal Mycology, Dr Singh’s current areas of research interest are molecular epidemiology of cryptococcosis, mycotoxicoses and drug design. She has published more than 40 original research papers and book chapters, filed two patents and edited one book. She has led two research projects funded by the CST-UP and Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi.

NeelabhSrivastava is a Senior Research Fellow (ICMR) at the Department of Zoology (MMV), Banaras Hindu University, India, where he works in the fields of drug design and antifungal peptides. He has published more than 30 research papers and filed one patent. He has won the prestigious Young ISHAM fellowship twice and currently serves as a reviewer and editorial board member for several prominent national and international scientific journals. 

Refine our understanding of human and animal mycoses and epitomizes recent advances in the area of research

Provides an excellent amalgamation of the chapters addressing mycotoxigenic fungi of food and damp environment

Explains the susceptibility levels of the fungi to different drugs