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Animal as Reservoir of Fungal Diseases (Zoonoses?)

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Considering the term zoonoses in a wide sense, it should include not only the traditional concept of diseases transmitted from vertebrate animals to humans, but also the concept of diseases that are common to both animals and humans. In the first case, animals are essential to the transmission of the disease to humans, while in the second animals are essential as reservoirs for the pathogen in nature, developing the contagion through mixed sources: soil, water, invertebrates, etc. Many fungal diseases could be included within this concept, and, due to the generalized use of molecular methodologies, its study has advanced during the last years. This new approach has led to the description of new fungal species, most of them almost impossible to differentiate by following the traditional criteria of fungal classification, which rely on taxonomical keys based on phenotypic characteristics. Moreover, complete epidemiological studies can be now performed, and used to establish the similarities and/or differences between fungal isolates. In the present chapter, we review the habitats of the main fungal genera and the possibilities of considering the diseases caused by these organisms as zoonoses.

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  1. Fac. Agricultural Sciences, Dept. Agricultural Microbiology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India

    Iqbal Ahmad

  2. Dept. Biochemistry, Interdiciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202 002, India

    Mohammad Owais

  3. J. N. Medical College, Dept. Microbiology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India

    Mohammed Shahid

  4. James Graham Brown Cancer Center, S. Preston Street 580, Louisville, 40202, USA

    Farrukh Aqil

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Blanco, J.L., Garcia, M.E. (2010). Animal as Reservoir of Fungal Diseases (Zoonoses?). In: Ahmad, I., Owais, M., Shahid, M., Aqil, F. (eds) Combating Fungal Infections. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12173-9_3

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