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Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 2009 63(Supplement 1):i21-i22; doi:10.1093/jac/dkp078
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This article appears in the following Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy issue: The changing face of febrile neutropenia-from monotherapy to moulds to mucositis [View the issue table of contents]

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Moulds and man

Jacques F. Meis*

Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital, 6500 GS Nijmegen, The Netherlands

* Tel: +31-243-657514; Fax: +31-365-7516; E-mail: j.meis{at}cwz.nl

Fungi live as saprophytes on the remains of other plants or animals; however, some moulds are poisonous or toxic organisms causing infectious or allergic diseases in man, animals and plants. Despite these negative effects, the positive interaction of mankind with moulds outweighs their deleterious effects, considering their important role in medicine, science, biotechnology and food production.

Keywords: fungi , mushroom moulds , molecular typing


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