National Webinar on "Mycotic Infection during COVID-19 -A biologist approach"

The Department of Microbiology organized a National Webinar on “Mycotic infection during COVID-19 - A biologist approach” on 29th of January 2022. The speaker was Dr.P.Samuel, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu. He enlightened the students and scholars about common mycotic infections including infections caused by common fungi, Candida with a special emphasis on Mucormycosis, which is observed in immunocompromised patients. He provided a detailed presentation on the pathogenesis, treatment of mucormycosis. The information provided by the speaker was very useful to the students and participants, especially in the present pandemic condition.