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Article
Blastomyces: Why Be Dimorphic?
Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews
Publication Date
4-22-2016
Keywords
- fungi,
- infection,
- lung disease,
- blastomycosis
Disciplines
Abstract
In introducing the infectious disease focus for this edition of the Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews, the author describes the unsolved mysteries surrounding the dimorphic fungus Blastomyces and the related pathogenesis of pulmonary blastomycosis.
Citation Information
Baumgardner DJ. Blastomyces: Why be dimorphic? J Patient Cent Res Rev. 2016;3:61-63. doi: 10.17294/2330-0698.1256