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sanbinettii (G. zeae) and Fusarium spp., 359. Implica- 

 tions, 361. 



16. MEDICAL MYCOLOGY 364 



Historical material, 366. Coccidioides hmnitis, 367. 

 Cryptococcus histolyticns, 368. Histoplasma capsulatum, 

 369. Fhialophora verrucosa, 370. Malassezia ovalis, 372. 

 Actinomyces bovis, 373. Sporotrichwn schenckii, 375. 

 Monilia (Candida) spp., 377. Aspergillus fumigatus, 379. 

 The Trichophytoneae or ringworm fungi, 379. Implica- 

 tions, 390. 



17. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF FUNGI .... 395 



Distribution of Myxomycetes, 397. Distribution of Phy- 

 comycetes, 399. Distribution of Ascomycetes, 402. Dis- 

 tribution of Basidiomycetes, 405. Distribution of Deu- 

 teromycetes, 410. Implications, 412. 



18. MYCOLOGY IN RELATION TO PLANT PATHOLOGY . 416 



Early concepts of disease in plants, 417. Contributory 

 advances in bacteriology, 418. Signposts along the phyto- 

 pathological path, 419. Developments in terminology, 

 421. Fungi as antigens and plant pathology, 423. Pres- 

 ent trends in mycologic and phytopathologic work, 424. 

 Implications, 427. 



19. SOIL FUNGI 429 



Taxonomic studies, 429. Biochemical activities of soil 

 fungi, 434. Soil-borne pathogens, 437. Implications, 437. 



20. FUNGUS-INSECT INTERRELATIONSHIPS .... 442 



Insects as vectors of plant-pathogenic fungi, 442. Fungi 

 occurring on or within insects, 444. Biological control 

 of insects, 448. Insects in relation to reproduction of 

 fungi, 450. Fungi cultivated by insects, 451. Implica- 

 tions, 455. 



21. MARINE FUNGI 458 



Historical background, 459. Marine Phycomycetes, 460. 

 Marine Ascomycetes, 466. Marine Fungi Imperfecti, 468. 

 Marine slime molds, 470. Implications, 470. 



