Fungi : experimental methods in biology / Ramesh Maheshwari.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maheshwari, Ramesh.

Series:

Mycology series ; v. 28.

Mycology series ; 28

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fungi--Research.

Fungi.

Mycology--Experiments.

Mycology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Fungi are now at the forefront of research on mechanisms in gene silencing, biological rhythm, mating processes, biogenesis of intracellular organelles, adaptations to hostile habitats, structure of natural populations, and speciation. Because of their small genomes, fungi are being used in ""systems biology"" to understand the connections between genes, proteins, and metabolic and signaling pathways. The ease with which yeasts and fungi can be cultivated in simple nutritive media has also made these eukaryotic organisms the choice material for basic and applied research.Fung

Contents:

Front Cover; Contents; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to Second Edition; About the Author; Chapter 1: The Hyphal Mode of Life; Chapter 2: The Multinuclear Condition; Chapter 3: Spores: Their Dormancy, Germination, and Uses; Chapter 4: Fungi as Scavengers; Chapter 5: Fungi as Symbiotic Partners; Chapter 6: Fungi as Plant Pathogens; Chapter 7: Fungi as Chemical Factories; Chapter 8: Transformation and Discovery of Gene-Silencing Phenomena; Chapter 9: Yeast: A Unicellular Paradigm for Complex Biological Processes; Chapter 10: Neurospora: A Gateway to Biology

Chapter 11: Aspergillus nidulans: A Model for Study of Form and Asexual ReproductionChapter 12: Ustilago maydis and Other Fungi as Models of Sexual Reproduction; Chapter 13: Photoresponses and Circadian Rhythm; Chapter 14: Thermophilic Fungi: Eukaryotic Life at High Temperature; Chapter 15: Species: Their Diversity and Populations; Chapter 16: Senescence; A Glossary of Mycological and Interdisciplinary Terms; Appendix: Naming, Defining, and Broadly Classifying Fungi; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9786613350275

9781040198230

1040198236

9780429106521

0429106521

9781283350273

1283350270

9781439839041

1439839042

OCLC:

760056423