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Influence of Fungicides on Fungal Fine Structure

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Different strategies of antimicrobial therapy in plant, human, and veterinary medicine have been developed to protect biological tissue from fungal infection and damage. The discovery of systemic fungicides has been an important advance in the development of new chemical therapies. Unlike protective, nonsystemic, and in most cases nonspecific compounds, systemic fungicides are characterized by mobility in plant tissue and selective activity against the pathogen at the infection site. The selectivity is based on structural and physiological differences between host and fungal parasite. For a comprehensive understanding of the mode of action of antifungal agents, biochemical and cellular aspects have to be taken into account. Electron microscopy can provide unique information concerning the influence of fungicides on the fine structure of the pathogen and host. The present review gives a current view of the ultrastructure research in the pharmacology of selectively acting agents.

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  1. Botanisches Institut, Biologiezentrum, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Olshausenstrasse 40, D-2300, Kiel 1, Germany

    Sigrun Hippe

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  1. Fakultät für Biologie, Lehrstuhl Phytopathologie, Universität Konstanz, D-7750, Konstanz, Germany

    Kurt Mendgen

  2. Biologische Bundesanstalt für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Institut für Viruskrankheiten der Planzen, Messeweg 11/12, D-3300, Braunschweig, Germany

    Dietrich-Eckhardt Lesemann

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Hippe, S. (1991). Influence of Fungicides on Fungal Fine Structure. In: Mendgen, K., Lesemann, DE. (eds) Electron Microscopy of Plant Pathogens. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75818-8_24

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