Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780134832302
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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The reason why antifungal drugs do little to reduce fungal toxicosis.

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Fungi can be present in air, water, soil, and plants. Some fungi are present naturally in the human body and are called helpful fungi while others invade from outside and are called harmful fungi. Harmful fungi infect a person and they can be difficult to kill, because these fungi can survive in the form of spores and re-infect the person during recovery.

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