Some highlights in the history of fungi in medicine - A personal journey

Fungal Biology Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 97-102

  Wainwright, Milton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fungi and cancer; Germ theory; History of antibiotics; History of penicillin; Medical history

Indexed keywords

FUNGI;

EID: 67349084678     PISSN: 17494613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fbr.2008.11.001     Document Type: Review

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