ID#: 12049
Caption:
This historic 1973 image, depicted Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) mycologist, Dr. Michael McGinnis, seated in his mycology laboratory, while he was in the process of transferring a culture. In 1980, Dr. McGinnis authored a text entitled, Laboratory Handbook of Medical Mycology, which became a highly influential text, in the development of modern mycological studies. An expert in taxonomic classification, Dr. McGinnis defined the clinical nomenclature, identifying nine fungal species pathogenic towards humans, from the genera Exophiala, Phialophora, and Wangiella.
High Resolution: Click here for hi-resolution image (22.84 MB)
Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. M. M. Brooke
Creation Date: 1973
Photo Credit:
Links:
Categories:
CDC Organization
Skip Navigation Links.

MeSH
Skip Navigation Links.
Copyright Restrictions: Permission is not required for public domain images, however, these images are provided by CDC and are available for personal, professional, and educational use with appropriate attribution. Redistribution must credit CDC and, where known, the individual photographer, and identify the CDC website as the free source. For additional terms see Use of Agency Materials | Other | CDC