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Anderson, D.M. 1994. Red Tides. Scientific American. 271(2):62-68 A discussion of algae that release toxins into the oceans causing death of marine animals as well as serious illness in humans.

Burkholder, J.M. 1999. The Lurking Perils of Pfisteria. Scientific American. 281:42-49 A discussion of the dinoflagellate, Pfisteria and the effect of its toxins on fish, people and the food chain.

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Larone, D. H. 1995. Medically Important Fungi. American Society for Microbiology. Washington, D.C. A discussion of the medically important fungi.

Matossian, M.K. 1982 Ergot and the Salem witchcraft affair. American Scientist. 70:355-71. A discussion of the relationship of ergot poisoning to this historical event.

Meinesz, Alexandre. 1999. Killer Algae. University of Chicago Press, Chicago. Description of the experience Europeans have had in dealing with the ecologically damaging marine alga, Caulerpa taxifolia.

Moore-Landecker, E. 1996. Fundamentals of Fungi, 4^th ed. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall. A classic textbook of fungi.

Roberts, L.R., Janovy, J. 1996. Foundations of Parasitology, 6^th ed. Wm.C. Brown Publishers. Dubuque, Iowa A classic textbook of parasitology.

Wistreich, G. 1999. Microbiology Perspectives:A Photographic Survey of the Microbial World. Prentice-Hall, Inc. Upper Saddle River, N.J. This book gives excellent photographs of algae, protozoa and fungi.