Accompanied by time lapse photomicrographs. The lab uses DNA sequencing techniques and sequence database searches to identify an unknown bacterial species. Mechanism by which penicillin kills bacteria is explained and illustrated with time lapse photographs. The course covers basic mycology in more depth than is appropriate for a medical school micro course. However, those medical students that find skipping over basics disorienting might find the site useful.
Hand drawn diagrams illustrate basic mycology concepts.
The section of the course devoted to medical mycology is sketchy, but contains a few nice photos. The site is dedicated to clinically important fungi and includes impressive images . The server is often hard to reach. Includes pictures and lists of differential diagnoses with hyperlinks to pictures for the listed diagnoses. Recognition tips for atypical and typical dermatophytes as well as some molds involved in onychomycosis .