The rise and rise of emerging infectious fungi challenges food security and ecosystem health

Fungal Biology Reviews

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 181-188

  Gurr, Sarah ^a   Samalova, Marketa ^a   Fisher, Matthew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disease triangle; Emerging infectious disease; Epidemics; Food security; Fungi; Oomycete; Policy; Public awareness; Species extinction

Indexed keywords

ANURA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; FUNGI; MAGNAPORTHE; MAGNAPORTHE ORYZAE; OOMYCETES;

EID: 82655168767     PISSN: 17494613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fbr.2011.10.004     Document Type: Review

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