Abstract
The Fungi, pathogenic to Man can be divided into three groups: (a) the yeast-like organisms which may attack not only the superficial but also the deeper tissues; (b) the Dermatophytes, more strictly parasitic but attacking only the most superficial layers of the skin and (c) the Actinomycetes, organisms occupying a position intermediate between the true fungi and the Bacteria, and invading the deeper tissues of the body.
This Thesis embodies the work carried out during the past four years on such of these micro-organisms as have been available in the Dunedin district and on brief visits to Western Samoa. It includes the results of general surveys and the information obtained by following up certain special lines, which have developed out of the original surveys.