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Contributions to microbiology, volume 2: Aspergillus fumigatus
Contributions to microbiology, volume 2: Aspergillus fumigatus. Edited by: A A Brakhage, B Jahn, A Schmidt. (Pp XII + 222; US$ 172.25.) 1999. Basel, Switzerland: Karger. ISBN 3 8055 6714 6.The fungus Aspergillus fumigatus is a ubiquitous soil organism, the spores of which become airborne and are of a size which makes them readily inhalable. It is an organism of limited interest to occupational physicians, but is one of the agents responsible for farmer's lung while its relative Aspergillus niger has important uses in biotechnology and may be a cause of occupational asthma among workers.
This book is a compilation of essays, mainly on the molecular biology
and mechanisms relating to the organism's relatively uncommon role as
a human pathogen. The individual essays are of interest to a
microbiologist and summarise the large amount of fundamental research
into the organism. But there is a lack
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