Table of Contents 



part ONE. CLINICAL, THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ASPECTS 



i. Historical Review 3 



ii. Classification of Fungi 5 



in. Structure of Fungi 6 



iv. Physiology of Fungi: Requirements for Growth and Reproduction 



1. Temperature 7 



2. Moisture 7 



3. Oxygen 8 



4. Light 8 



5. Nitrogen Requirements 8 



6. Carbon Requirements 10 



7. Other Nutritive Needs 10 



8. Pigment Formation 10 



v. Methods of Diagnosis of Fungous Disease 12 



1. The Direct Examination 12 



2. Cultural Methods 12 



3. Filtered Ultraviolet Radiation 12 



4. Cutaneous Tests 13 



5. Animal Inoculation 13 



6. Fermentation Tests 13 



7. Agglutination Tests 13 



8. Precipitation and Complement Fixation Tests 13 



9. Fusion of Mycelium 14 



10. Histologic Examination 14 



11. The Therapeutic Test 14 



12. Autoinoculation 15 



13. Roentgen Examination 15 



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