eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology 2328-4064 2021-02-26 9 1 18 19 10.12691/ajidm-9-1-4 AJIDM2021914 article Venkataramana Kandi ramana20021@gmail.com, ramana_20021@rediffmail.com 1 Member Asian Council for Science Editors (ACSE), Department of Microbiology, Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar, Telangana, India Clinical microbiology deals with microorganisms and their interactions with humans. Among the various microbial species present in the environment, fungi are considered as versatile. Numerous fungal species live freely in the air, water, and soil, some cause infections in plants and a few are responsible for opportunistic and invasive infections in humans and animals. This book consists of five chapters that emphasize the role of fungi in human infections, their diagnosis, and prevention. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajidm/9/1/4/ajidm-9-1-4.pdf clinical microbiology microorganisms fungi environment opportunistic invasive infections