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Introduction of Slide Culture Preparation Slide culture preparation or technique method is also called the microculture method. Slide culture preparation is useful in mycology due to the following points of view- in order to accurately identify many fungi it is essential to observe the precise arrangement of the conidiophores and also to know the nature of spore production Riddel's used a simple method of slide culturing but it permits fungi to be studied virtually in situ...

Introduction of Coccidioides immitis Coccidioides immitis is a dimorphic fungus with septate hyphae. The fungus causing endemic mycosis –Coccidioidomycosis. It is also known as Valley fever or cocci or California fever, or desert rheumatism, or San Joaquin Valley fever. In endemic areas, the spores of the causative agents are usually found in soil where they are dispersed into the air. It commonly occurs in gardening areas, construction, farming, wind areas. Endemic areas affected are the arid...

Introduction of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Paracoccidioides brasiliensis is a dimorphic fungus that causes Paracoccidioidomycosis, formerly called South American blastomycosis. In parts of Central and South America, this fungus lives. Anybody who lives in or visits areas where it is present can get paracoccidioidomycosis, but it most often affects men who work outdoors in rural areas. Also, the specific habitat of the Paracoccidioides fungus is not precisely known, but it was found in soil near armadillo burrows. Taxonomic classification...