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mycology
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mycology

Study of fungi (see fungus), including mushrooms and yeasts. Many fungi are useful in medicine and industry. Mycological research has led to the development of such antibiotic drugs as penicillin, streptomycin, and tetracycline. Mycology also has important applications in the dairy, wine, and baking industries and in the production of dyes and inks. Medical mycology is the study of fungus organisms that cause disease in humans.


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My most illustrious ancestor was Mordecai Cooke, an eminent naturalist, mycologist and teacher who was the author of several scientific studies on mushrooms.
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Structural Biology and Taxonomy is the first volume in a series authored by leading medical mycologists.
 
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