Deutschsprachige Mykologische Gesellschaft  

      

      acknowledged as a non-profit organisation. The society was founded in 1961 as a platfo Mycological Srm for all scientists of the German-speaking area who are interested in mycology either from a medical or veterinary standpoint, i.e. medical mycology or veterinary mycology. To promote science and research is a prime concern. The society is based in the city of Essen.

       The society currently has about 500 members and organises yearly meetings. These meetings are held for several days each year and are dubbed Myk. Working parties for “clinical mycology” as well as “mycological laboratory diagnostics” make major contributions to the work of the society. The scientific organ of the society publishes the internationally renowned English language Journal Mycoses. Its current editor-in-chief is Prof. Dr. Hans Christian Korting. Moreover, the society publishes a scientific magazine dubbed Mykologie Forum which is distributed 4 times a year in a circulation of about 5.000 issues to members as well as further interested groups of physicians. For those interested the society offers a mycology portal (www.dmykg.de) in the internet.