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mycologyStudy 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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Dr Larsen is currently a fellow in the Department of Bacteriology, Mycology and Parasitology, State Serum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark. In: Current Topics in Medical Mycology, Vol 2 (McGinnis MR, ed). Spores from an obscure mold had probably drifted up from a mycology lab one floor below, landed on the gel, and secreted a bacteria-killing goo--which was later identified as an antibiotic. |
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