Under natural conditions the skin of man and animals is exposed to numerous agents and
may be subject to infections by various pathogenic organisms, including viruses, bacteria …

This review summarizes detailed information about a wide variety of animal models of fungal
infections used for research and in the pharmaceutical industry. Dermal and mucocutaneous …

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Dermatophytoses are common superficial fungal infections affecting both humans and
animals. They are provoked by filamentous fungi called dermatophytes specialized in the …

The natural fungal pathogens of laboratory animals such as rabbits and guinea pigs are
mainly dermatophyte species, most commonly Trichophyton mentagrophytes and also, less …

The development and application of experimental animal models in mycology are
indispensable and used extensively in the study of a wide range of aspects, including …

Chromomycosis is a chronic granulomatous disease caused by dematiaceous fungi, and is
characterized clinically by verrucous skin lesions with brown, spherical, thick-walled …

Animal models have contributed much to the knowledge of fungal infections and their
corresponding therapeutic treatments. This is true for animal models of the primary fungal …

The use of animal models in the evaluation of antifungal agents is discussed, including
discussion on problems in studying antifungal agents in vitro, system infection models for …

Fungi represent emerging infectious threats to human populations worldwide. Mice and
other laboratory animals have proved invaluable in modeling clinical syndromes associated …