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It can be safely said that an otherwise healthy individual is more resistant to mycotic diseases than is a non-healthy individual. The widespread use of antibacterial antibiotics in animal rations and concomitant suppression of the immune response most probably render the animal more susceptible to invasion by fungi, as has been shown clearly in cases of human mycoses. Thus, any fungus causing disease in an animal or human being may be considered to be an opportunistic fungus. With this concept in mind, the following mycoses were selected and are described and discussed: dermatomycosis, phycomycosis, cryptococcosis, rhinosporidiosis, candidiasis, aspergillosis and histoplasmosis.
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Schmitt, J.A. (1981). Mycotic Diseases. In: Ristic, M., McIntyre, I. (eds) Diseases of Cattle in the Tropics. Current Topics in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-6895-1_37
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