Mycology, fungi Books

Book SynopsisFrom one of the region’s foremost mushroom hunters, Walter E. Sturgeon, comes a long-overdue field guide to finding and identifying the mushrooms found in the Appalachian mountains. This guide is destined to be an indispensable authority on the subject for everyone from beginning hobbyists to trained experts, throughout Appalachia and beyond.Trade Review“Walt Sturgeon has studied mushrooms for over forty years and has become one of the great field mycologists of our time.“ * New York Mycological Society Newsletter *“This is a much needed book that fills a fungal niche vacant for a long time! It was not written for the taxonomic specialist but for a more general lay audience of mushroom enthusiasts. All of the mushroom clubs in the U.S.A. and Canada better have this book on their bookshelves. Beginners learning mostly fleshy fungi for the first time will find this a welcome addition to their mushroom library. State and national parks and conservation agencies in the Appalachian region should have this book available for sale in their welcome centers. College, university, and public libraries will want to have this book available for the general public to enjoy the biodiversity of fungi. Naturalists, summer campers and hikers, and outdoor enthusiasts who may wish to learn more about the wonderful world of fungi beneath their feet will find this book a good place to start. I highly recommend this book for all the myco-bibliophiles who want to enjoy fungi collecting in the field. I bought it!” * Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas *“Since naming conventions for these fungi have undergone many transitions in recent years, the highly experienced author has included alternate names that help cross-reference names used in older field guides.…There are an astonishing variety of mushrooms found in the Appalachian region, and new species are regularly discovered, or known species identities' challenged. In the end, Sturgeon’s guide offers the curious an enjoyable introduction to a rich and complex realm.” * CHOICE *“A significant contribution … because the photos are the very best I have ever seen in an American field guide, this book will find readers and users well beyond the limits of its geographic range. Many of these mushrooms are not restricted to the Appalachians, and it will be a welcome resource for those outside this area to identify the mushrooms in their own region.”“This may well be the most accurate guide I have seen. Appalachian Mushrooms is unquestionably the work of someone who has spent a lifetime studying and mastering identification of the mushrooms that occur here. It is the most current and up-to-date book on the fungi of Appalachia.”“The time is right for this new wild mushroom guide, which covers species found in Ohio.…As usual, the author (of East Palestine, Ohio) does not promise to save you from misidentifications, but he might anyway, as he adds immeasurably to the photo-identification and enchantment of the subject.” * The Plain Dealer *

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Book SynopsisThis second edition has been extended to include new information and developments in the preservation of fungi but maintains the coverage of methodology as presented in the first edition published in 1983. The book enables readers to select suitable preservation procedures for their purposes, gives information on the growth and maintenance of fungi and provides the background to manage a collection of microorganisms both safely and effectively. The methods described are those in operation or experimented upon at IMI, and cover the simple to the more complex techniques. The methods listed are of use in all situations where living cultures of fungi are required, from teaching and research to industry and technology.Table of Contents1: Foreword 2: Microbial resource collections: aims, management and information 3: Collection management 4: Acquisition of strains 5: Accession 6: Preservation and storage 7: Culture properties 8: Distribution 9: Information 10: Continuous growth and adaptations for storage 11: Growth 12: Methods of culture maintenance 13: Sub-culturing 14: Storage under mineral oil 15: Water storage 16: Summary of maintenance by growth techniques 17: Drying and freeze-drying 18: Drying 19: Silica gel storage 20: Soil storage 21: Freeze-drying 22: Factors affecting survival in freeze-drying 23: Cryopreservation 24: Method 25: Optimization of preservation conditions 26: Selection of preservation techniques 27: Recommended methods of preservation for taxonomic groups 28: Selection of preservation technique based upon collection requirements 29: Comparison of methods available 30: Suitability of the techniques for fungi 31: Summary 32: Special techniques and procedures 33: Cleaning and mite prevention 34: Discarding cultures 35: Cryogenic light microscopy 36: Means of achieving reproducible cooling rates

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Book SynopsisThere is increasing interest in the use of fungi for the control of pests, weeds and diseases. This book brings together perspectives from pathology, ecology, genetics, physiology, production technology, to address the use of fungi as biological control agents.Table of Contents1: Introduction - fungal biological control agents: progress, problems and potential, T M Butt, University of Wales, UK, C Jackson, University of Southampton, UK and N Magan, Cranfield University, UK 2: Commercial use of fungi as plant disease biological control agents: status and prospects, J M Whipps, Horticulture Research International, UK and R D Lumsden, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, USA 3: Use of hyphomycetous fungi for managing insect pests, G D Inglis, Mississippi State University, USA, M S Goettel, Lethbridge Research Centre, Canada, H Strasser, Leopold-Franzens University Innsbruck, Austria and T M Butt 4: Biology, ecology and pest management potential of entomophthorales J K Pell, IACR-Rothamsted, UK, J Eilenberg, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Denmark, A E Hajek, Cornell University, USA and D C Steinkraus, University of Arkansas, USA 5: Exploitation of the nematophagous fungus Verticillium chlamydosporium Goddard for the biological control of root-knot nematodes (Medoidogyne spp.) B R Kerry, IACR-Rothamsted, UK 6: Fungal biocontrol agents of weeds, H C Evans, CABI Bioscience, UK, M P Greaves, University of Bristol, UK and A K Watson, McGill University, Canada 7: Monitoring the fate of biocontrol of fungi, M J Bidochka, Trent University, Canada 8: Prospects for strain improvement of fungal pathogens of insects and weeds, R St Leger, and S Screen, University of Maryland, USA 9: Physiological approaches to improving ecological fitness of fungal biocontrol agents, N Magan 10: Production, stabilisation and formulation of fungal biocontrol agents S P Wraight, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, USA, M A Jackson, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research and S L De Kock, Anchor Yeast, South Africa 11: The spray application of mycopesticide formulations R Bateman, CABI Bioscience, UK and A Chapple, Aventis GmbH, Germany 12: Toxic metabolites of fungal biocontrol agents, A Vey, Station Recherches de Pathologie Comparee, INRA-CNRS, France, R Hoagland, USDA-REE-ARS-MSA-SWS LAB, USA and T M Butt 13: Safety of fungal biocontrol agents, J P Siegel, USDA/ARS, USA, M S Goettel, A E Hajek, and H C Evans 14: Fungal biological control agents - appraisal and recommendations, T M Butt, C Jackson and N Magan

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Book SynopsisDiseases caused by Ganoderma species cause major losses of palms and other perennial crops throughout the world, and these are particularly significant in Asia. Successive replanting of crop monocultures can be rapidly exploited by soil borne fungi such as Ganoderma, and the problem will become more serious in the 21st century, as more areas become due for second or even third replanting. Environmental considerations will reduce exploitation of new forest areas, making further replanting of these crops inevitable. Thus, appropriate, integrated management systems for these diseases are vital. However, the development of such control measures has been hampered in the past by a limited knowledge of the nature and inter-relationships of populations of different hosts and the mechanisms of disease establishment and spread.This book aims to address these limitations through enhanced knowledge of the biology and taxonomy of Ganoderma species. The use of molecular and biochemical methods can bTable of ContentsPart I: Ganoderma, Organism and Systematics 1: Ganodermataceae: Nomenclature and Classification, G-S Seo and P M Kirk 2: Systematics of Ganoderma, J-M Moncalvo Part II: Ganoderma Diseases of Perennial Crops 3: Status of Ganoderma in Oil Palm, D Ariffin, A S Idris and G Singh 4: Basal Stem Rot of Oil Palm in Thailand Caused by Ganoderma, S Likhitekaraj and A Tummakate 5: The Current Status of Root Diseases of Acacia mangium Willd, S S Lee Part III: Disease Control and Management Strategies 6: A Control Strategy for Basal Stem Rot (Ganoderma) on Oil Palm, H Soepena, R Y Purba and S Pawirosukarto 7: The Use of Soil Amendments for the Control of Basal Stem Rot of Oil Palm Seedlings, M Sariah, and H Zakaria 8: The Spread of Ganoderma from Infective Sources in the Field and its Implications for Management of the Disease in Oil Palm, J Flood et al. 9: Basidiospores: Their Influence on Our Thinking Regarding a Control Strategy for Basal Stem Rot of Oil Palm, F R Sanderson et al. 10: Management of Basal Stem Rot Disease of Coconut Caused by Ganoderma lucidum, R Bhaskaran 11: In vitro Biodegradation of Oil Palm Stem Using Macroscopic Fungi from S.E. Asia: A Preliminary Investigation, R M Paterson et al. 12: Functional Units in Root Diseases: Lessons from Heterobasidion annosum, Å Olson and J Stenlid Part IV: Molecular Variability in Ganoderma 13: Molecular and Morphological Characterization of Ganoderma in Oil Palm Plantings, R N G Miller et al. 14: Spatial and Sequential Mapping on the Incidence of Basal Stem Rot of Oil Palms (Elaeis guineensis) on a Former Coconut (Cocos nucifera) Plantation, F Abdullah 15: Genetic Variation in Ganoderma spp. from Papua New Guinea as Revealed by Molecular (PCR) Methods, C A Pilotti et al. 16: Molecular Variation in Ganoderma Isolates from Oil Palm, Coconut and Betelnut, H Rolph et al. Part V: Development of Diagnostic Tests for Ganoderma 17: Development of Molecular Diagnostics for the Detection of Ganoderma Isolates Pathogenic to Oil Palm, P D Bridge et al. 18: The Development of Diagnostic Tools for Ganoderma in Oil Palm, C Utomo and F Niepold 19: Ganoderma in Oil Palm in Indonesia: Current Status and Prospective Use of Antibodies for the Detection of Infection, T W Darmono 20: Index

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Book SynopsisTropical mycology is attracting increasing interest, as the key role of fungi in tropical ecosystems and as pathogens becomes appreciated. This book describes the ecology, biology, economic dimensions and systematics of tropical Micromycetes and is the second of two complementary volumes (Volume 1 covers Macromycetes) developed from papers given at the British Mycological Society's symposium held in Liverpool in April 2000.Table of Contents1: Why Study Tropical Fungi? D L Hawksworth, Universidad Complutense, Spain 2: Key to Tropical Species of Nectria-like Fungi, G J Samuels, A Y Rossman, United States Department of Agriculture, USA and Hans-Josef Schroers, Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, The Netherlands 3: A Reassessment of the Taxonomy of some Tropical Sooty Moulds, J L Faull, I Olejnik and M Ingrouille, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK and D Reynolds, Natural History Museum, Los Angeles, USA 4: Lignicolous Freshwater Higher Fungi with reference to their Teleomorph and Anamorph Stages, S Sivichai, E B Gareth Jones and N Hywel-Jones, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Thailand 5: The Panadanaceae - does it have a diverse and unique fungal biota? E McKenzie, S R Whitton, Landcare Research, New Zealand and K Hyde, The University of Hong Kong, China 6: Aspects of Graminicolous Downy Mildew Biology; Perspectives for Plant Pathology and Peronosporomycetes Phylogeny, M A Spencer and M W Dick, The University of Reading, UK 7: Invasive Neotropical Pathogens of Tree Crops, H C Evans, CABI Bioscience, Ascot, UK 8: Lichens of Tropical Forests, B J Coppins, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, UK and P Woleseley, The Natural History Museum, London, UK 9: The Importance of Invertebrate- Pathogenic Fungi from the Tropics, N Hywel-Jones 10: Tropical Mycoses: Hazards and Travellers, E G V Evans, University of Wales College of Medicine, UK and R Ashbee, University of Leeds, UK 11: Recent and Future Discoveries of Pharmacologically Active Metabolites from Tropical Fungi, G Bills, J Polishook, Z An, and F Peláez, Centro de Investigación Básica, Spain and A Dombroski, Merck Research Laboratories, USA

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Book SynopsisFungal Families of the World portrays the immense diversity of the Kingdom Fungi. As well as basic information on all currently recognised families, detailed entries are provided on over 250 key families, describing their morphology, ecology, phylogeny, distribution and economic significance. Key Features:" 536 fungal families included, some published in 2007" New A4 format" Nearly 900 full colour illustrations" Carefully selected references to aid further readingTable of Contents1: Introduction 2: Classification of the Fungi 3: General Bibliography 4: Alphabetical Entries 5: Glossary 6: Accepted Families and Frequently Cited Synonyms

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Book SynopsisGrow delicious edible mushrooms indoors or outdoors, and enjoy them fresh throughout the year.In Grow Your Own Mushrooms, horticulturalist Folko Kullmann explains how to grow fungi, with easy-to-understand instructions on methods and growing-media. Beautifully designed with colour photos throughout, Grow Your Own Mushrooms includes all you need to know to raise, harvest, store and preserve your mushrooms all year round. There are also in-depth descriptions of the most popular mushroom varieties.The mushrooms described in detail in the book are ideal for beginners, as they are low-maintenance, grow quickly and are suitable for cooking in a variety of ways. Most mushrooms are completely at home on balconies, where you can grow them in the shade in pots or containers and many are also in their element indoors, where they can be grown all year round in the kitchen or bathroom, on a windowsill, in a dark corner, or in the basement.This practical book explains what fungTrade ReviewAll the information you will ever need from spores to storage. A great book for all levels of gardeners. * Mary Jasch, DIG IT! Magazine *I have wanted to grow my own mushrooms for ages but didn't know enough to try. This book with its clear instructions and great photos has inspired me to give it a go. * Sally Morgan, author, and editor of Organic Farming Magazine *I like the book. Clear step-by-step instructions plus scientific explanations and descriptions of different fungi - plenty of tables, checklist, photos and recipes. * Charles Dowding, no-dig gardener and author *...just the ticket for anyone wanting to try the fun and interesting art of mushroom growing. * Chris Beytes, editor of GrowerTalks & Green Profit Magazine *An interesting, informative and inspiring read, everything you want to know. * Bob Flowerdew, author, BBC Radio & TV gardener *All the information you could ever need to grow your own delicious mushrooms in one super book. An essential reference for beginners and experienced growers alike. * Steve Ott, editor of Kitchen Garden magazine *This fascinating book takes Grow Your Own to a whole new level. Straightforward, interesting and rather fun, it is packed with possibilities and opens up fresh landscapes of taste to the home gardener. * Naomi Slade, gardening author & journalist *Table of ContentsTHE BASICS What are mushrooms and how do they grow? Wild, cultivated and medicinal mushrooms Mushroom cultivation through the ages Growing mushrooms at home HOW TO GROW MUSHROOMS AT HOME Which mushrooms are best for growing at home? Tools and equipment The growing medium or substrate Where to grow your mushrooms A step-by-step guide to growing mushrooms Tips for healthy mushroom growth Harvesting, storing and preserving mushrooms 12-month plan THE BEST MUSHROOMS FOR GROWING AT HOME Pearl oyster Indian oyster Golden oyster Pink oyster King oyster Shiitake Poplar / velvet pioppino Wine cap / garden giant / king stropharia Sheathed woodtuft Nameko Enoki / velvet shank / winter mushroom Lion’s mane / monkey head Beech mushroom / shimeji Button mushroom Parasol Wood ear / jelly ear Shaggy ink cap Reishi / linghzi RESOURCES Growing kits, supplies and further information Index

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Book SynopsisThis book identifies all the species one is likely to encounter, with extensive information on their structural features, distribution, and ecological associations. Superbly illustrated, including keys, it is an introduction to their biology as well as a field guide. This book is only available through print on demand. All interior art is black and white.

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Book SynopsisMushrooms are ideal for anyone who likes to grow their own food. They are tasty, sustainable and easy to grow indoors in the kitchen or cellar and outdoors on tree stumps and among shade-loving plants. This expert guide describes the cultivation process for 19 mushrooms and includes clear tables, drawings and photographs.Trade ReviewIf you're interested in growing mushrooms, don't hesitate, buy this book .You won't be disappointed. Richard Mansfield-Clark, Rustic Mushroom Company

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Book SynopsisThis volume provides readers with essential protocols for dissecting the host-fungus interaction, and engages researchers in study of mammalian disease. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and cutting-edge, Host-Fungal Interactions: Methods and Protocols aims to ensure successful results in the further study of this vital field.Table of Contents1. Diminished Expression Alleles for Analysis of Virulence Traits and Genetic Interactions in Candida albicans Carol A. Woolford and Aaron P. Mitchell 2. Serological Proteome Analysis for the Characterisation of Secreted Fungal Protein Antigens Juliane Macheleidt and Olaf Kniemeyer 3. Identification of Host Receptors for Fungi Using Whole Cell Affinity Purification Quynh T. Phan and Scott G. Filler 4. CRISPR-Cas9 Mediated Gene Silencing in Cultured Human Epithelia Sara Gago, Nicola LD Overton, and Paul Bowyer 5. Analysis of Epithelial Cell Responses to Microbial Pathogens Spyridoula Nikou, Jemima Ho, Olivia Hepworth, Nicole Ponde, Ruth Dickenson, Jonathan P. Richardson, and Julian R. Naglik 6. Single-cell Analysis of Fungal Uptake in Cultured Airway Epithelial Cells Using Differential Fluorescent Staining and Imaging Flow Cytometry Margherita Bertuzzi and Gareth J. Howell 7. 8. Fungal Bioreporters to Monitor Outcomes of Aspergillus – Host Cell Interactions Neta Shlezinger, Jeffrey Scott Fites, Bruce S. Klein, and Tobias M. Hohl 9. Candida albicans Interaction with Oral Epithelial Cells: Adhesion, Invasion, and Damage Assays Selene Mogavero and Bernhard Hube 10. Experimental Evolution of Candida by Serial Passaging in Host Cells Katja Graf, Bernhard Hube, and Sascha Brunke 11. Quantifying Receptor-mediated Phagocytosis and Inflammatory Responses to Fungi in Immune Cells Patawee Asamaphan, Gordon D. Brown, and Janet Willment 12. Measuring In Vivo Neutrophil Trafficking Responses during Fungal Infection Using Mixed Bone Marrow Chimeras Rebecca A. Drummond and Michail S. Lionakis 13. Detection of Low Oxygen Microenvironments in a Murine Model of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis Using Pimonidazole Authors: 14. Murine Models of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation to Investigate Fungal Infections Jorge Amich 15. A Murine Model for Chronic A. fumigatus Airway Infections Benjamin Ralph and Donald C. Sheppard 16. Automated Quantitative Analysis of Airway Epithelial Cell Detachment upon Fungal Challenge Sayema Rahman, Darren D. Thomson, and Margherita Bertuzzi

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Book SynopsisProvides an overview of the biology of microsporidia. This book combines background and basic information on microsporidia with descriptive methods and resources for working with the pathogen. It deals with general methodologies as well as special techniques related to these organisms.Trade Review“This book represents a massive undertaking, involved 47 contributors, is splendidly produced and illustrated, and is surely destined to be the reference on the phylum for the foreseeable future. It really opened my eyes to the enormous diversity and importance of these “newcomers” to kingdom Fungi, and I have no doubt that most mycologists will have a similar reaction.” (IMA Fungus, 1 December 2014) Table of ContentsContributors xi Preface xiii Acknowledgments xv 1. Structure of Microsporidia 1 Jiří Vávra and J. I. Ronny Larsson 2. Developmental Morphology and Life Cycles of the Microsporidia 71 Ann Cali and Peter M. Takvorian 3. Epidemiology of Microsporidia in Human Infections 135 Ronald Fayer and Monica Santin-Duran 4. Epizootiology of Microsporidiosis in Invertebrate Hosts 165 Leellen F. Solter 5. Phylogenetic Place of Microsporidia in the Tree of Eukaryotes 195 Patrick J. Keeling 6. Phylogeny of the Microsporidia 203 Charles R. Vossbrinck, Bettina A. Debrunner-Vossbrinck and Louis M. Weiss 7. Microsporidian Genome Structure and Function 221 Patrick J. Keeling, Naomi M. Fast and Nicolas Corradi 8. Sex and the Microsporidia 231 Soo Chan Lee, Joseph Heitman and Joseph E. Ironside 9. Microsporidian Biochemistry and Physiology 245 Bryony A. P. Williams, Viacheslav V. Dolgikh and Yuliya Y. Sokolova 10. The Microsporidian Polar Tube and Spore Wall 261 Louis M. Weiss, Frédéric Delbac, J. Russell Hayman, Guoqing Pan, Xiaoqun Dang and Zeyang Zhou 11. The Immunology of Microsporidiosis in Mammals 307 Elizabeth S. Didier and Imtiaz A. Khan 12. Mammalian Animal Models of Human Microsporidiosis 327 Elizabeth S. Didier 13. Microsporidia Infections in Caenorhabditis elegans and Other Nematodes 341 Malina A. Bakowski, Robert J. Luallen and Emily R. Troemel 14. The Zebrafish as a Model for Microsporidiosis 357 Justin L. Sanders and Michael L. Kent 15. Clinical Syndromes Associated with Microsporidiosis 371 Louis M. Weiss 16. Ocular Microsporidiosis 403 Savitri Sharma, Praveen K. Balne and Sujata Das 17. Laboratory Diagnosis of Microsporidia 421 Kaya Ghosh, David Schwartz and Louis M. Weiss 18. Culture and Propagation of Microsporidia 457 Robert Molestina, James J. Becnel and Louis M. Weiss 19. Microsporidia in Higher Vertebrates 469 Karen F. Snowden 20. Microsporidia in Fish 493 Michael L. Kent, Ross W. Shaw and Justin L. Sanders 21. Microsporidia in Insects 521 James J. Becnel and Theodore G. Andreadis 22. Microsporidia, Honeybees, and Colony Collapse Disorder 571 Ingemar Fries 23. Microsporidia in Aquatic Invertebrates 579 Grant D. Stentiford and Alison M. Dunn 24. The Primitive Microsporidia 605 J. I. Ronny Larsson 25. Microsporidia Biological Control Agents and Pathogens of Beneficial Insects 635 Susan Bjørnson and David Oi Appendix A. Checklist of Available Generic Names for Microsporidia with Type Species and Type Hosts 671 James J. Becnel, Peter M. Takvorian and Ann Cali Appendix B. MicrosporidiaDB: the Functional Genomic Resource for Microsporidia 687 Omar S. Harb (on behalf of the EuPathDB group) Index 695

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Book SynopsisAlthough there are many texts that provide quality information for the identification of fungi, researchers and technologists rarely have time to read the text. Most are rushed for time and seek morphological information that helps guide them to the identification of fungi.Table of ContentsPreface xi Acknowledgments xiii Abbreviations xv Part I Divisions of the Fungi 1 1 Morphological Growth Index 3 1.1 Filamentous Bacteria 3 1.2 Yeasts and Yeast‐like Organisms 3 1.3 Yeast/Yeast‐like Organisms That Produce Hyphae 4 1.4 Thermally Dimorphic Fungi 4 1.5 Thermally Monomorphic Molds 4 1.6 Dematiaceous (Brown or Black Colored Fungi) 6 1.7 Other Fungi for Which No Photographs are Available 8 2 Division of Fungi by Type of Sporulation 9 2.1 Annelloconidia 9 2.2 Arthroconidia 9 2.3 Arthroconidia and Blastoconidia 9 2.4 Arthroconidia; Spherule in Tissue 9 2.5 Basidiospores 9 2.6 Phialoconidia 9 2.7 Produce Only Macroconidia 10 2.8 Macroconidia and Microconidia 10 2.9 Perithecium and Ascospores 10 2.10 Sporangia or Sporangiospores 10 2.11 Sporangia with Rhizoids 11 2.12 Produce Only Microconidia 11 2.13 Microconidia and Chlamydoconidia 11 2.14 Microconidia and Arthroconidia 11 2.15 Microconidia and Cleistothecium 11 2.16 Yeast Only 12 2.17 Yeast and Hyphae and Phialides 12 2.18 Yeast and Pseudohyphae 12 2.19 Yeast and Conidia 12 3 Division of Fungi, Yeast, and Bacteria by Morphological Group 13 3.1 Actinomycetes, Yeast, and Yeast‐like Organisms 13 3.2 Dimorphic Organisms 13 3.3 Dermatophytes 13 3.4 Zygomycetes (Aseptate) 14 3.5 Hyaline Molds (Septate) 14 3.6 Dematiaceous Fungi (Septate) 14 Part II Descriptions and Photographs of Microorganisms 17 4 Actinomycetes, Yeast (Thermally Monomorphic), and Yeast‐like Organisms 19 4.1 Microorganisms with Fungal‐like Morphology Occurring in Fungal Cultures 19 4.2 Yeast and Yeast‐like Fungi 19 4.3 Candida spp 34 4.4 Prototheca spp 36 4.5 Arthrographis kalrae 39 4.6 Cryptococcus neoformans 44 4.7 Geotrichum candidum 47 4.8 Malassezia spp 56 4.9 Trichosporon spp 58 5 Yeast (Thermally Dimorphic) 63 5.1 Blastomyces dermatitidis 63 5.2 Coccidioides immitis 69 5.3 Histoplasma capsulatum 73 5.4 Sporothrix schenckii 83 6 Zygomycetes (Aseptate) 89 6.1 Lictheimia (Absidia) corymbifera 89 6.2 Conidiobolus lamprauges, coronatus, incongruus 95 6.3 Cunninghamella bertholletiae 102 6.4 Mucor spp 106 6.5 Rhizomucor spp 116 6.6 Rhizopus spp 121 6.7 Syncephalastrum racemosum 130 7 Dermatophytes 135 7.1 Microsporum spp 135 7.2 Trichophyton spp 145 7.3 Epidermophyton floccosum 161 8 Hyaline Molds (Septate) 167 8.1 Aspergillus spp 167 8.2 Beauveria bassiana 182 8.3 Emmonsia spp 187 8.4 Fusarium spp 193 8.5 Gliocladium 215 8.6 Malbranchea spp 220 8.7 Paecilomyces spp 223 8.8 Penicillium spp 228 8.9 Ramichloridium spp 232 8.10 Schizophyllum commune 238 8.11 Scopulariopsis brevicaulis 244 8.12 Scopulariopsis brumptii 250 8.13 Sepedonium spp 254 8.14 Sporotrichum pruinosum 258 8.15 Trichoderma spp 264 8.16 Trichothecium roseum 271 8.17 Chrysosporium tropicum 274 9 Dematiaceous Fungi (Septate) 281 9.1 Acremonium spp 281 9.2 Alternaria spp 289 9.3 Aureobasidium pullulans 292 9.4 Bipolaris spicifera, Curvularia hawaiiensis (B. hawaiensis), and C. australiensis (B. australiensis) 297 9.5 Chaetomium spp 305 9.6 Cladophialophora (Xylohypha) bantiana 308 9.7 Cladophialophora boppi 311 9.8 Cladophialophora carrionii 314 9.9 Cladosporium sphaerospermum 317 9.10 Cladosporium spp 320 9.11 Curvularia spp 327 9.12 Epicoccum spp 332 9.13 Exserohilum spp 337 9.14 Fonsecaea 343 9.15 Hormonema dematioides 351 9.16 Hortaea (Phaeoannellomyces, Exophiala) werneckii 355 9.17 Madurella spp 361 9.18 Neoscytalidium spp 369 9.19 Nigrospora spp 376 9.20 Ochroconis (Dactylaria) spp 380 9.21 Phaeoacremonium parasiticum 385 9.22 Phialemonium spp 390 9.23 Phialophora spp 395 9.24 Pithomyces sp 401 9.25 Pseudallescheria boydii 407 9.26 Scedosporium 412 9.27 Stachybotrys chartarum 417 9.28 Stemphylium sp 422 9.29 Ulocladium sp 425 9.30 Phoma sp 429 9.31 Rhinocladiella basitona 435 9.32 Exophiala dermatitidis (Wangella dermatitidis) 441 9.33 Exophiala jeanselmei 447 Additional Reading 453 Index 000

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Book SynopsisThe Pocket Guide to Mycological Diagnosis provides useful and concise information for microbiologists and professionals diagnosing the most medically relevant fungal species. Cellular and molecular techniques, immunological methods, and more accurate microscopy equipment available in most mycology laboratories now make diagnosis more routine. Furthermore, information regarding medical mycology, including identification of specific fungal pathogens, is widely available. This book helps mycologists address the emerging challenges of diagnosis.Key Features Succinct summary of fungal disease diagnosis Includes opportunistic fungal infections that can afflict immunocompromised patients Permits the identification of common fungal pathogens Reviews antifungal drugs Related TitlesGhannoum, M. A. & John R. Perfect, eds. Antifungal Therapy, 2nd ed. (ISBN 978-1-4987-6814-6)Miyaji, M., ed. Animal Models in Medical Mycology (ISBN 978-1-3158-9059-3)Razzaghi-Abyaneh, M., M. Shams-Ghahfarokhi and M. Rai, eds. Medical Mycology: Current Trends and Future Prospects (ISBN 978-1-4987-1421-1)Table of ContentsLaboratory diagnosis of fungal infections: general information. Antifungal drugs and susceptibility testing of fungi. Malassezia spp. Dermatophytes. Sporothrix schenckii Complex. Melanized fungi. Mucorales. Candida spp. Trichosporon spp. Cryptococcus neoformans / C. gattii Complex. Blastomyces dermatitidis . Paracoccidioides Complex. Histoplasma capsulatum. Coccidioides immitis / C. posadasii . Fusarium spp. Aspergillus spp. Pneumocystis jiroveci . Rhodotorula.

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Book SynopsisVisit the accompanying website from the author at www.blackwellpublishing.com/deacon. Fungal Biology is the fully updated new edition of this undergraduate text, covering all major areas of fungal biology and providing insights into many topical areas. Provides insights into many topical areas such as fungal ultrastructure and the mechanisms of fungal growth, important fungal metabolites and the molecular techniques used to study fungal populations. Focuses on the interactions of fungi that form the basis for developing biological control agents, with several commercial examples of the control of insect pests and plant diseases. Emphasises the functional biology of fungi, with examples from recent research. Includes a clear illustrative account of the features and significance of the main fungal groups. Trade Review“It is the best textbook available for a comprehensive view of the fungi and their importance to the human condition.” Robert Roberson, Arizona State University "...fully updated and expanded, and can still (or even better now) serve as an excellent textbook for students." Persoonia, June 2006 "My very positive impression of this book has prompted me to prescribe it as the text for the undergraduate mycology paper at the University of Otago. I think the book will inspire students by giving them an appreciation of the wide scope of experimental mycology, and I would thoroughly recommend it to readers who want a thorough expose of the wonderful world of fungi." New Zealand Journal of BotanyTable of ContentsPreface. 1 Introduction: the fungi and fungal activities. 2 The diversity of fungi and fungus-like organisms. 3 Fungal structure and ultrastructure. 4 Fungal growth. 5 Differentiation and development. 6 Fungal nutrition. 7 Fungal metabolism and fungal products. 8 Environmental conditions for growth, and tolerance of extremes. 9 Fungal genetics, molecular genetics, and genomics. 10 Fungal spores, spore dormancy, and spore dispersal. 11 Fungal ecology: saprotrophs. 12 Fungal interactions: mechanisms and practical exploitation. 13 Fungal symbiosis. 14 Fungi as plant pathogens. 15 Fungal parasites of insects and nematodes. 16 "The moulds of man". 17 Principles and practice of controlling fungal growth. Systematic Index. General Index

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Book SynopsisMushrooms, the first of a major new series of books on British natural history, provides a remarkable insight into the natural and human world of fungi.Peter Marren, in his inimitable, relaxed style, guides the reader through the extraordinary riches of this often overlooked group, from the amazing diversity of forms and lifestyles that populate the fungal landscape, to the pursuit of edible fungi for the pot, and the complexities of identification thrown up by our modern understanding of DNA. Throughout the book, the author tells a story rich in detail about how we have come to appreciate and, in some cases, fear the mushrooms and toadstools that are such an integral part of the changing seasons. Marren also provides a refreshingly candid view of our attempts to name species, the role of fungi in ecosystems, and our recent efforts to record and conserve them.Trade ReviewThe biggest attraction of all is Marren’s writing: quirky, trenchantly observant, sometimes hilarious, full of engaging anecdotes and as far from the soulless impersonal tone of a fungi field guide as it is possible to get. Implausible as it may seem, here indeed is a man’s relationship with mushrooms, in fact, his extravagant love affair with them. It is the single best book on the natural world I have read this year. -- Michael McCarthy * The Independent *A wonderfully eclectic book about the strange world of fungi, by one of the best nature writers in Britain today. -- Stephen Moss * The Guardian *Table of ContentsForeword A fungal autobiography Meet the mushrooms What's in a name? Mushrooms on parade What mushroom is that? Natural habitats In our midst: our fungal neighbours Earthtongues, waxcaps and hedgehogs Scarcity and plenty Forays amongst the funguses The good, the bad and the crazy Picking for the pot Saving mushrooms

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Book SynopsisThe first book devoted to the nearly 1,400 mushroom species found in the five-state Gulf Coast regionwith more than 650 color illustrations and dichotomous identification keys that will delight foragers, cooks, and scholars alike.Trade ReviewA must-have for any mushroom hunter in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, or Florida…this book is unique in its circumscribed geographic coverage and its inclusion of 1000-plus species…The expert authors collaborated with a large number of mushroom enthusiasts to compile this user-friendly guide. * CHOICE *[Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast States] is a very valuable contribution to our knowledge of mushrooms from a region of the USA that has previously been largely ignored. * Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas *As with all books published in recent years by the Bessettes and their collaborators, [Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast States] has wonderful photos. The Bessettes have done a tremendous job of capturing the beauty and diversity of the Gulf Coast macrofungi with a wide array of high-quality pictures that typically show each mushroom from several angles. Most importantly, this book compiles the descriptions of most of the common fungi in my region in one place for the first time.…I highly recommend Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast States to any mycologist or mycophile who plans to travel to the Gulf Coast region and wants a guidebook to help them to enjoy our local fungi. * Inoculum *Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Geographic Area Covered by This Book Why Collect and Study Wild Mushrooms? Mushroom Structure and Function Collecting and Documenting Wild Mushrooms Making a Spore Print Notes on the Descriptions of Illustrated Species How to Use This Book Mushroom Identification Procedure Color Key to the Major Groups of Fungi Species Descriptions and Illustrations Bird’s Nest Fungi Boletes Carbon, Crust, Cushion, and Parchment Fungi Chanterelles and Similar Fungi Corals and Cauliflowers Cordyceps, Tolypocladium, and Similar Fungi Cup Fungi Earth Tongues and Earth Clubs Fiber Fans Gilled Mushrooms Hypomyces and Other Parasitic Fungi Jelly Fungi Morels, False Morels, and Similar Fungi Polypores Puffballs, Earthballs, Earthstars, and Similar Fungi Stinkhorns Tooth Fungi Truffles and Other Hypogeous Fungi Appendix A. Microscopic Examination of Fungi Appendix B. Chemical Reagents and Mushroom Identification Appendix C. Mushrooms for the Table Glossary References and Resources A Note on the Authors Photo Credits Index to Common Names Index to Scientific Names

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Book SynopsisAlthough relatively little known, fungi provide the links between the various organisms and ecosystems that underpin our functioning planet. This book presents fungi through multiple perspectives, and explores how a history of entrenched fears and misconceptions about fungi has led to their near absence in Australian ecological consciousness.Trade Review"Photo essays comprising stunning macrophotography of fungi appear between substantive chapters. Pouliot’s use of a very shallow depth of field in most of the photographs evokes a sense of mystery, appropriate for a kingdom that remains poorly known to science, especially in Australia... The skilful use of stories and images does not merely embellish or enliven the text, but evokes a deeper, emotional understanding, making it a book both engrossing and motivating." -- Andrea Gaynor * Australian Book Review, October 2018 *

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Book SynopsisObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. They are the things we step on without noticing and the largest organisms on Earth. They are symbols of inexplicable growth and excruciating misery. They are grouped with plants, but they behave more like animals. In their inscrutability, mushrooms are wondrous organisms. The mushroom is an ordinary object whose encounters with humans are usually limited to a couple of species prepackaged at the grocery store. This book offers mushrooms as much more than a pasta ingredient or trendy coffee alternative. It presents these objects as the firmament for life as we know it, enablers of mystical traditions, menders of minds lost to depression. But it acknowledges, too, that this firmament only exists because of death and rot. Rummaging through philosophical, literary, medical , ecological , and anthropological texts only serves to confirm what the average forager already knows: thaTrade ReviewIn times when fungi mean high tech and big business, this book gracefully brings the human-mushroom relationship back to earth. An ode to our partners in eco-intimacy and mortality, it reminds us that foraging involves much more than learning how to ID--it also requires risking, dreaming, and opening to the future. Mushroom belongs on every forager's shelf, next to the field guides. * Margret Grebowicz, author of Rescue Me: On Dogs and Their Humans *Table of ContentsPre-amble Summer Part I. Mystery Fall Part II. Metaphor Winter Part III. Mycology Spring Part IV. Medicine Summer Part V. Magic Fall Post-Amble Index

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Book SynopsisLONGLISTED FOR THE ANDRÉ SIMON AWARD 2021 'Truffle Hound, like a truffle, charms by seducing us' Mark Kurlansky A captivating exploration into the secretive and sensuous world of truffles, the elusive food that has captured hearts, imaginations, and palates worldwide. The scent of one freshly unearthed white truffle in Barolo was all it took to lead Rowan Jacobsen down a rabbit hole into a world of secretive hunts, misty woods, black-market deals, obsessive chefs, quixotic scientists, muddy dogs, maddening smells, and some of the most memorable meals ever created. Truffles attract dreamers, schemers, and sensualists. People spend years training dogs to find them underground. They plant forests of oaks and wait a decade for truffles to appear. They pay £2,170 a pound to possess them. They turn into quivering puddles in their presence. Why? Truffle Hound is the fascinating account of Rowan's quest to find out, a journey that would lead him from Italy to Istria, Hungary, Spain, England, and North America. Both an entertaining odyssey and a manifesto, Truffle Hound demystifies truffles—and then remystifies them, freeing them from their gilded cage and returning them to their roots as a sacred offering from the forest. It helps people understand why they respond so strongly to that crazy smell, shows them there’s more to truffles than they ever imagined, and gives them all the tools they need to take their own truffle love to the next level. Deeply informed, unabashedly passionate, rakishly readable, Truffle Hound will spark Britain’s next great culinary passion.Trade Review[A] pacy travelogue-cum-foodie manual * Spectator *With a dose of romanticism that inevitably comes with truffles, Jacobsen teaches even this jaded truffle-hunter a thing or two. It is less a book about food than an incitement to passion. * John Wright, author of The Forager's Calendar *Rowan Jacobsen’s Truffle Hound, like a truffle, charms by seducing us—with the odd people he calls “post-modern hunter gatherers," and, best of all, the irresistible professional truffle-hunting poodles. He presents a world well worth the visit -- Mark Kurlansky[H]ere are the Winesap, the Pound Sweet, the Maiden’s Blush and Black Twig, rendered in a vivid prose rarely seen outside of the wine list . . . For anyone who’s willing to get swept up in the grand romance of food, this handsome volume will make for seductive reading. * Morning Edition, NPR, on APPLES OF UNCOMMON CHARACTER *One of the most remarkable single-subject books to come along in a while . . . Jacobsen covers oysters in exhaustive detail, but with writing so engaging and sprightly that reading about the briny darlings is almost as compulsive as eating them . . . There may be no more pleasurable food than a raw oyster, there almost certainly is no better guide. * Los Angeles Times on A GEOGRAPHY OF OYSTERS *Written in an accessible style by a hard-core ostreaphile, A Geography of Oysters is a fun read, inviting you to join Jacobsen on his quest for an oyster-rich life. Yes, please! * Washington Post on A GEOGRAPHY OF OYSTERS *I always love a truffle book—and this one is a terrific addition to the oeuvre—but what is special about Truffle Hound is its investigation of many truffles from many places. For all those who think of truffles in binary terms, as in T. melanosporum (black truffles) and T. magnatum (white truffles), Truffle Hound will be a revelation * Eugenia Bone, author of Mycophilia and contributor to Fantastic Fungi (the film and the book) *You don’t have to be a foodie, a forester or a mycologist to enjoy Truffle Hound, it’s that yummy * Buzz Mag *

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Book SynopsisFungi are the renowned eukaryotic organisms. They are heterotrophs like animals, plants and most of the bacteria and studied under the separate branch of science 'Mycology'. They are abundantly found worldwide as yeasts, moulds, mushrooms etc. Due to the discovery of the different types of fungi, their working styles, habitats, their growing style, culture, sources and optimum locality, fungi have been classified separately from the other eukaryotes like animal and plants. In modern time, there are a number of diseases known which have been caused by fungi but many more significant and useful functions of them are also known and well discovered. Their various positive roles in medicines, remediation, food industries, agriculture, paper and pulp industries, chemical industries, biological researches etc. make them highly significant objectives for researchers and scientists. They also secrete a number of biologically valuable enzymes which further enhance their utility in the field of biotechnology. Their worldwide distributions make them easily available for the research. A number of researches in the field of fungal biotechnology are currently running in order to explore their momentous properties related to their nutraceutical and pharmaceutical values. In this regard, the deep study of their detailed properties, sources, culture, secretion of enzymes, isolation techniques, characterization, kinetics etc. are highly required. Handy nature, very easy language, scientific writing style and advanced research materials of this book make this interesting and highly helpful for the readers and researchers of the field of life sciences, biochemistry and biotechnology to conduct their research. Students of undergraduate and post graduate courses of life sciences/biochemistry/biotechnology will also highly benefit from this book. This book has recent, descriptive as well as up to date information on the recent developments in the world of fungi in the form 17 chapters (divided in two sections: section A and section B) prepared by admirable scientific collaborations. Each chapter has been written by worldwide eminent experts of their scientific research fields. This book covered several valuable and promising topics: (i) Diversity, distribution and classification of fungi. (ii) Isolation, identification and characterization of fungi. (iii) Study of the fungal culture, growth, production, optimization etc. (iv) Rhizospheric fungi, endophytic fungi, lichens, pathogens and secondary metabolites. (v) Fungal properties and applications, biologically potential mushrooms, nutraceutical applications, pharmaceutical applications and bioconversions of wastes materials etc. (vi) Secretion of the different enzymes from fungi (vii) Fungal enzymes, their purification, characterization, kinetics, properties and applications in the field of biotechnology.

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Book SynopsisThe second most expensive food in the world after saffron, truffles are treasured, coveted, and savored for their mysterious and exotic flavor. This complete field guide shows chefs and fungi aficionados how to forage for and identify the wide variety of truffles that grow in temperate forests throughout North America. Written by expert horticulturalists who have studied, classified, and enjoyed truffles for decades, the FIELD GUIDE TO NORTH AMERICAN TRUFFLES makes these celebrated underground jewels accessible to all.    • The first full-color illustrated guide to identifying North American truffles by their key features, including profiles of more than 80 species of truffles.    • Includes more than 80 photographs of rare and hard-to-find truffle species.    • Features flavor profiles, delectability index, and culinary tips for each species.    • Perfect size for carrying in a pocket or daypack.Reviews"It''s the first book of its kind, complete with photographs, cross-sectional views of indigenous truffle varieties, guides to seasonal availability, and foraging tips for hundreds of kinds of truffles (both the edible and inedible kinds), as well as tasting notes and cooking tips."—Saveur

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Book SynopsisMolecular mycology has been playing a pivotal role in 21st century. It is emerging with full impact. It is multi-disciplinary and includes molecular markers, recombinant DNA techniques, cloning, phylogeny and bioinformatics. Varying in application of concepts, practice, scale, style and substance, molecular mycology is amongst the latest globalising frontiers of the corporate world. This branch is being regarded as a core subject in many colleges and universities. In the book, various topics on molecular mycology are uniquely combined to provide a complete overview of the subject. The book addresses the role of molecular and bioinformatics tools in solving the problems of identification of fungi and discusses current trends in Molecular Mycology.

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