Mycology, fungi Books

Book SynopsisSustainable Hybrid Composites, Constructed from Cellulose Nanofibrils and Wood Fungal Mycelium.- Fungal Waste Biomass as a Feedstock for Polylactic Acid (PLA) Production.- Utilizing Fungal Mycelium in Bio-Nanocomposites as A Replacement for Chemically Synthesized Light Weight Polymers.- Life Cycle Assessment and Techno-Economic Analysis on Setting Up of Pilot Scale Plants.- Importance of Utilizing Fungus Rather Than Bacteria for Biomass Valorization.- Extraction and Purification of Essential Oils from Food Waste Biomass.- Exploring the Potential of Fungal Biomass in the Evolution of Polylactic Acid (PLA) Biocomposites.- Biochar from Bio-Based Materials : Applications, Clean Technologies and Novel Production Methods.- Advanced Materials from Fungal Mycelium: Fabrication and Tuning of Physical Properties.- Rice Polishing as a Substrate for Fungal Biomass and Protein Production by Trichoderma harzianum and Candida utilis.- Enzymes Playing Their Specific Roles in Biomass Waste Management.- Production of Hemicellulose from Biomass and Agricultural/Food Waste Contains Lignocellulosic Materials.- Extraction and Purification of Essential Oils from Food Waste-Derived Waste Biomass.

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Book SynopsisThe Human Mycobiome.- Fungi as Food.- Climate Change Impacts on Environmental Fungi: Human Health and Fungal Disease.- Fungal Adaptation to Polluted Environments.- Antifungal Drug Resistance.- Fungus in the Fur: An Overview of Fungal Infections in Cats, Dogs, and Exotic Small Mammals.- The Importance of Agricultural Fungi on Human and Animal Health: Case Studies from Grains.- Emerging Human Health Problems Caused by Pathogenic and Immuno-Activating Fungi.- Case Report from the Patient’s Perspective: Conquering a Chronic Lung Infection: My Mould Story.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1. Fungi and Indigenous Knowledge: Reports from Southeast Asia.- Chapter 2. Fungi in Education: Reports from the Philippines.- Chapter 3. Biosafety and Biosecurity in the Context of Mycology.- Chapter 4. Unearthing Medicines: Soil Fungi and the Potential Pharmacopeia of Southeast Asia.- Chapter 5. Endemic Mycoses of Southeast Asia: Epidemiology, Diagnostics, Immunologic Insights and Vaccine Development.- Chapter 6. The Changing Face of Candida in Southeast Asia.- Chapter 7. Myco-pharming the Seas: Bioactive Metabolites from Marine-derived Fungi.- Chapter 8. Techniques in Detecting Fungal Elements in Biopsy Samples: Perspectives from Local Practices in Southeast Asia.- Chapter 9. Mycology in enhancing agriculture: from crop protection to crop yield improvement.- Chapter 10. Fungi in Postharvest of Agricultural Commodities.- Chapter 11. Veterinary Mycology: Challenges and Applications.- Chapter 12. From Mushroom Farms to Food Table: Fungi for Food Security.- Chapter 13. Fungal-Based Products in the Southeast Asian Market: Applications, Emerging Trends, Consumer Demands, and Key Challenges in the Agro-Industrial Sector.- Chapter 14. Fun Guys of the Dark: Fungi in Caves and Other Extreme Environments.- Chapter 15. Fungi and the Changing Climate.- Chapter 16. Fungal Diversity in Rural and Urban Plant Landscapes.- Chapter 17. Biodiversity of Forest Fungi and Potential Applications Towards a Sustainable Ecosystem in Southeast Asia.- Chapter 18. Mycological Nanotechnology and Applications in Medicine and Agriculture.- Chapter 19. Philippine Fungal Biotechnology: History, Applications, and Future Directions.- Chapter 20. Wood Rots and Strategies in Heritage Conservation.

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Book SynopsisInfectious fungal diseases continue to take their toll in terms of human suffering and enormous economic losses. Invasive infections by opportunistic fungal pathogens are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in immuno-compromised individuals. At the same time, plant pathogenic fungi have devastating effects on crop production and human health. New strategies for antifungal control are required to meet the challenges posed by these agents, and such approaches can only be developed through the identification of novel biochemical and molecular targets. However, in contrast to bacterial pathogens, fungi display a wealth of “lifestyles” and modes of infection. This diversity makes it extremely difficult to identify individual, evolutionarily conserved virulence determinants and represents a major stumbling block in the search for common antifungal targets. In order to activate the infection programme, all fungal pathogens must undergo appropriate developmental transitions that involve cellular differentiation and the introduction of a new morphogenetic programme. How growth, cell cycle progression and morphogenesis are co-ordinately regulated during development has been an active area of research in fungal model systems such as budding and fission yeast. By contrast, we have only limited knowledge of how these developmental processes shape fungal pathogenicity, or of the role of the cell cycle and morphogenesis regulators as true virulence factors. This book combines state-of-the-art expertise from diverse pathogen model systems to update our current understanding of the regulation of fungal morphogenesis as a key determinant of pathogenicity in fungi. Trade ReviewFrom the reviews:“This book describes the molecular basis of morphogenesis and pathogenicity in the fungi and highlights new approaches. … All the chapters are well organized and each chapter contains an introduction at the beginning and a conclusion at the last that can be very useful for the reader. … This book is very important to scientists, researchers and teachers as well as students who are interested in fungal morphogenesis and pathogenicity. Therefore this book should be available in all schools, research laboratories, community and university libraries.” (Kasun M. Thambugala, Fungal Diversity, Vol. 57 (1), November, 2012)Table of ContentsMolecular basis of morphogenesis in fungi.- Tropic orientation responses of pathogenic fungi.- Hyphal fusion.- Signalling of infectious growth in Fusarium oxysporum.- Integrating Cdk signaling in Candida albicans environmental sensing networks.- Cell cycle and morphogenesis connections during the formation of the infective filament in Ustilago maydis.- Appressorium Function in Colletotrichum orbiculare and Prospect for Genome Based Analysis.- Morphogenesis in Candida albicans: How to stay focused.- Morphogenesis in Paracoccidioides brasiliensi.- Morphogenesis of Cryptococcus neoformans.- Morphogenesis and infection in Botrytis cinere.- Morphogenesis, growth and development of the grass symbiont Epichlöe festucae.- Cryptococcus-neutrophil interaction.-

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Book SynopsisA whirlwind journey through fungus frontiers that underscores how appreciating fungi is key to understanding our planet's power and fragility. What can we learn from the lives of fungi? Splitting time between the northern and southern hemispheres, ecologist Alison Pouliot ensures that she experiences two autumns per year in the pursuit of fungifrom Australia's deserts to Iceland's glaciers to America's Cascade Mountains. In Meetings with Remarkable Mushrooms, we journey alongside Pouliot, magnifiers in hand, as she travels the world. With Pouliot as our guide, we smell fire-loving truffles that transform their scent after burning to lure mammals who eat them and, ultimately, spread their spores. We spot the eerie glow of the ghost fungus, a deceptive entity that looks like an edible oyster mushroom but will soon heave back outalong with everything else in your stomachif you take a bite. And we crawl alongside vegetable caterpillars, which are neither vegetable nor caterpillar but a fungus that devours insects from the inside out. Featuring stunning color photographs of these mycological miracles, Meetings with Remarkable Mushrooms shows that understanding fungi is fundamental for harmonizing with the natural world.Trade Review"In this captivating study, ecologist Pouliot expounds on mushrooms she’s encountered during her fieldwork....The result is an enjoyable tour of the fungal kingdom." * Publisher's Weekly *"As Pouliot wryly describes her companions and their forays into forests, the fungi that inhabit them emerge as her protagonists….Attending also to the prominent women (including Beatrix Potter) who helped found mycology as a science and fungi’s place in habitat conservation, Pouliot delivers a charming, informative presentation of a world beneath our feet." * Booklist *"[Pouliot makes a] convincing case . . . Fungi are essential to the world as we know it." * New York Review of Books *"In this book, [Pouliot] takes us with her all over the world as she brings fungi to life with lush descriptions, infectious enthusiasm, and gorgeous pictures. But she also shows the reader just how important fungi are to the natural world, as well as what they do for humans." * Book Riot *"Meetings with Remarkable Mushrooms is an information-packed, entertaining read that also has gorgeous color photos of fungi. Pouliot takes the reader on an adventure in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres...learning about these mysterious mycological wonders and the roles they play in our ecological systems." -- Jaime Herndon * American Scientist *"Conveying an impassioned message for conservation and awareness, Meetings with Remarkable Mushrooms is a compelling, enlightening look at lowly but remarkable fungi that are often hidden in the shadows." * Foreword Reviews *"So—do we really need another book about mushrooms? The answer is yes, but only if it’s this one. Alison Pouliot has written a lovely book that digs deep but wears its learning lightly, and manages to cover—in a series of relatively short, readable, enjoyable and accurate chapters—most of the important issues in popular mycology." * Fungi *“Pouliot is a mycologist whose knowledge of fungi is extraordinarily vast and intricate.” * The Saturday Paper *“I was entertained and enthralled reading this book and I promise I have never read a book from cover to cover on fungi before. I didn't think it was my jam, but [it turns out] it should be everyone's jam. Fungi is literally the glue that keeps us together.” * Readings *“Pouliot conveys the otherworldly charisma of mushrooms with love and skill.” * The Sydney Morning Herald * “Powerful stuff, which should be read by all those who continue to support the insane logging of our native forests.” -- Jonathan Watts, author and environmental activist"This subterranean journey introduces the quirks of behavior that allow fungi to spread through soils, support living plants, and recycle the debris of nature. Alison is an accomplished storyteller." -- Nicholas P. Money | Miami University"[Meetings with Remarkable Mushrooms] is a joy to read." -- Sophie Cunningham | author of "City of Trees""Sensual and scientific. Dazzling and boundary breaking. [Meetings with Remarkable Mushrooms] will make you see the world anew." -- Long Litt Woon | author of "The Way Through the Woods""The world of fungi is our world even if we don’t know it and can’t see most of it—strange, dazzling, spooky, unpredictable, friendly, deadly, sly. And Alison is the perfect guide. She surprises and informs, delights and warns; makes you wish you could walk with her and her passionate companions. That’s OK. In this book you do." -- Paul Kelly | songwriter"An evocative, accessible and important book about one of the most vital, yet hugely ignored, kingdoms on our planet—fungi. After reading this you cannot help but see the world in a different light—and should approach mushrooms and truffles with new relish." -- Charles Massy | author of "Call of the Reed Warbler""Anyone who has joined Alison in a forest, anywhere in the world, will know her incredible ability to magnify those microscopic organisms that hold our natural world together, to connect every element of human life—physical, emotional or social—to the function of our natural landscapes. [Meetings with Remarkable Mushrooms] is like a walk in the forest, pungent and complex, filled with curiosity and wonder, and leaving you with a sense that there is so much more to uncover." -- Millie Ross | ABCTV "Gardening Australia""The underground teaches us a different language—and Alison Pouliot is the perfect translator." -- Toby Kiers | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam"[Meetings with Remarkable Mushrooms] takes storytelling about fungi to a captivating new level. A well-researched page turner." -- Anders Dahlberg | Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesTable of ContentsA Note on Fungal Terminology 1 Stirrings in the Subterrain 2 Life in the Mycosphere 3 Into the Australian Bush 4 No Such Thing as a Bad Fungus 5 Fungi, Fire, and Ice 6 Fungal Renegades 7 The Mycophagists 8 Conserving the Bizarre and the Beautiful 9 Women as Keepers of Fungal Lore 10 Restoring Fungi Epilogue Acknowledgments Images Species Register Glossary Selected Sources Index

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Book SynopsisFungi and Lignocellulosic Biomass offers a comprehensive review of the use of fungi in efficient and cost-effective conversion of cellulosic biomass into fuel. Complete, up-to-date coverage ranges from the biochemical basis of cellulose degradation by fungi to the application of key fungal enzymes in the biofuel industry.Trade Review“Written by a leading researcher in the field, this book is a valuable tool for researchers, engineers, and industry professionals interested in advancing the development and production of biofuels.” (Redaktion Landtechnik, 1 March 2012)Table of ContentsPreface ix 1 The Plant Biomass 1 1.1 The Structure of Plant Cell Wall 1 1.2 Chemical and Physicochemical Properties of the Major Plant Cell Wall Constituents 3 1.2.1 Cellulose 3 1.2.2 Pectin 6 1.2.3 Hemicelluloses 8 1.2.4 Lignin 11 1.3 Abundant Sources of Carbohydrate Polymers and Their Monomer Composition 13 1.3.1 Agricultural Wastes 13 1.3.2 Forest Product Residues 14 1.3.3 Energy Crops 15 1.3.4 Weedy Lignocellulosic Substrates 15 1.4 Biosynthesis of Plant Cell Wall Polymers 16 1.4.1 Cellulose 16 1.4.2 Hemicellulose Biosynthesis 19 1.4.3 Pectin Biosynthesis 20 1.4.4 Lignin Biosynthesis 23 1.5 Strategies for Manipulating Wall Composition 26 1.5.1 Manipulation of Plant Cell Wall Polymer Composition 26 1.5.2 Manipulation of Plant Lignin Content 27 2 The Actors: Plant Biomass Degradation by Fungi 29 2.1 Ecological Perspectives 29 2.2 The Major Three Mechanisms of Lignocellulose Degradation by Fungi 30 2.2.1 White Rot 31 2.2.2 Brown Rot Fungi 35 2.2.3 Soft Rot Fungi 39 2.3 Plant Cell Wall Degradation by Plant Pathogenic Fungi 40 2.4 Anaerobic Fungi 41 3 The Tools—Part 1: Enzymology of Cellulose Degradation 45 3.1 General Properties and Classification of Enzymes That Hydrolyze Polysaccharides 45 3.2 Fungal Cellulolytic Enzymes 49 3.2.1 Cellulose-Binding Domains 52 3.2.2 Cellobiohydrolases (EC 3.2.1.91) 55 3.2.3 Endo--1,4-Glucanases (EC 3.2.1.4) 58 3.2.4 -1,4-Glucosidases 64 3.3 Nonenzymatic Proteins Involved in Cellulose Hydrolysis 65 3.3.1 GH61 Proteins 65 3.3.2 Swollenin 67 4 The Tools—Part 2: Enzymology of Hemicellulose Degradation 69 4.1 Xyloglucan Hydrolysis 69 4.2 Degradation of the Xylan Backbone 72 4.2.1 GH10 Xylanases 73 4.2.2 GH11 Xylanase 75 4.2.3 GH30 Glucuronoxylan Xylanohydrolases 76 4.2.4 GH3 -Xylosidases 76 4.2.5 GH43 -Xylosidases 77 4.2.6 GH54 -Xylosidases 78 4.3 Degradation of the Galactomannan Backbone 78 4.4 Degradation of Pectin 80 4.4.1 Hydrolytic Pectin Degradation 80 4.4.2 Pectin Degradation by -Elimination 82 4.5 Accessory Glycoside Hydrolases for Hemicelluloses Degradation 84 4.5.1 Enzymes that Act on Arabinose-Containing Substituents 85 4.5.2 Enzymes that Act on Galactose-Containing Substituents 86 4.5.3 -Xylosidases 89 4.5.4 -Fucosidases 90 4.5.5 -Glucuronidases and Glucuronan Lyases 90 4.5.6 Accessory Hydrolases for Pectin Degradation 91 4.6 Other Accessory Enzymes 92 4.6.1 Feruloyl and p-Coumaroyl Esterases 92 4.6.2 Acetyl- and Methylesterases 93 4.6.3 Pectin Esterases 95 4.6.4 Glucuronoyl Esterases 95 5 The Tools—Part 3: Enzymology of Lignin Degradation 99 5.1 Lignin Peroxidase 101 5.2 Manganese Peroxidase 105 5.3 Versatile Peroxidase 108 5.4 Dye-Oxidizing Peroxidase 109 5.5 Laccases 110 5.6 Enzymes Generating Hydrogen Peroxide 115 5.6.1 Glyoxal Oxidase 115 5.6.2 Other FAD-Dependent Oxidases 116 5.7 Cellobiose Dehydrogenase 116 5.8 Enzymes Essential for Oxalic Acid Formation 117 5.9 Glycopeptides 118 6 Catabolic Pathways of Soluble Degradation Products from Plant Biomass 119 6.1 Uptake of Mono- and Oligosaccharides 119 6.2 Metabolism of D-Glucose and D-Mannose 121 6.3 Catabolism of D-Galactose 122 6.4 Catabolism of Pentoses 125 6.5 Catabolism of Hexuronic Acids 127 7 Regulation of Formation of Plant Biomass-Degrading Enzymes in Fungi 129 7.1 The Cellulase Inducer Enigma 129 7.2 Inducers for Hemicellulases 133 7.3 Transcriptional Regulation of Cellulase and Hemicellulase Gene Expression 134 7.3.1 Activators of Cellulase and Hemicellulase Gene Expression 135 7.3.2 Specific Repressors of Cellulase and Hemicellulase Gene Expression 138 7.3.3 Wide Domain Regulators of Cellulase and Hemicellulase Gene Transcription 138 7.3.4 Regulation of Cellulase and Hemicellulase Transcription at the Level of Genome Accessability 144 7.3.5 Signal Transduction to Cellulase and Hemicellulase Gene Expression 145 7.4 Regulation of Ligninase Gene Expression 146 8 The Fungal Secretory Pathways and Their Relation to Lignocellulose Degradation 149 8.1 The Fungal Secretory Pathway 149 8.1.1 It Starts at the Endoplasmic Reticulum 149 8.1.2 Quality Control in the ER 152 8.1.3 Golgi Apparatus 154 8.1.4 The Plasma Membrane 156 8.1.5 Vacuoles 158 8.2 Protein Glycosylation 159 8.2.1 N-Glycosylation 159 8.2.2 O-Glycan Synthesis 161 8.3 Strategies for Improvement of the Fungal Secretory Pathway 161 8.3.1 Folding and UPR 163 8.3.2 Engineering of Protein Glycosylation 163 9 Production of Cellulases and Hemicellulases by Fungi 165 9.1 Fungal Producer Strains 165 9.1.1 Trichoderma Reesei 165 9.1.2 Other Fungal Producer Strains 167 9.1.3 Thermophilic Fungi 169 9.2 Strain Improvement 170 9.2.1 Strain Breeding by Classical Mutagenesis 170 9.2.2 Strain Improvement by Targeted Gene Manipulation 171 9.2.3 Strain Improvement by Complementation with Heterologous Enzymes 176 9.2.4 Strain Improvement by Protein Engineering 179 9.3 Cellulase Production 180 9.3.1 Cellulase Fermentation 180 9.3.2 Cellulase Downstream Processing 182 10 Production of Fermentable Sugars from Lignocelluloses 185 10.1 Pretreatment Technologies 186 10.1.1 Physical Pretreatment 186 10.1.2 Chemical Pretreatment 186 10.1.3 Physicothermal Pretreatment 189 10.1.4 Solvent Treatment 191 10.1.5 Biological Pretreatment 193 10.1.6 Summarizing Considerations on Pretreatment 195 10.2 Hydrolysis 195 10.2.1 Enzymatic Hydrolysis 195 10.2.2 Chemical Hydrolysis 200 11 Lignocellulose Biorefinery 201 11.1 Ethanol 202 11.1.1 Yeast Strain Improvement 203 11.1.2 Alternatives to S. cerevisiae as an Ethanol Producer 210 11.1.3 Process Improvement 212 11.2 n-Butanol 212 11.3 Advanced Biofuel Alcohols 213 11.3.1 Isobutanol 213 11.3.2 Syngas 214 11.3.3 Fuels from Isoprenoid and Fatty Acid Pathways 215 11.4 Lactic Acid 215 11.5 Succinic Acid 217 11.6 Xylitol 222 11.7 1,3-Propanediol 222 11.8 Polyhydroxyalkanoate 223 11.9 Other Products 223 11.10 Refinement by Chemical Processes 225 11.10.1 Furfural 225 11.10.2 Levulinic Acid 225 11.10.3 Uses of Lignin 225 11.10.4 Extraction of Chemicals from Lignocelluloses Biomass 226 Acknowledgments 229 References 231 Index 285

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Book SynopsisYeasts are the world''s premier industrial micro-organisms. In addition to their wide exploitation in the production of foods, beverages and pharmaceuticals, yeasts also play significant roles as model eukaryotic cells in furthering our knowledge in the biological and biomedical sciences. In order for modern biotechnology to fully exploit the activities of yeasts, it is essential to appreciate aspects of yeast cell physiology. In recent years, however, our knowledge of yeast physiological phenomena has lagged behind that of yeast genetics and molecular biology. Yeast Physiology and Biotechnology redresses the balance by linking key aspects of yeast physiology with yeast biotechnology. Individual chapters provide broad and timely coverage of yeast cytology, nutrition, growth and metabolism - important aspects of yeast cell physiology which are pertinent to the practical uses of yeasts in industry. The final chapter reviews traditional, modern and emerging biotechnologies in which roles Table of ContentsIntroduction to Yeasts. Yeast Cytology. Yeast Nutrition. Yeast Growth. Yeast Metabolism. Yeast Technology. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book covers the current status of fungicide research as well as giving a brief perspective of this field. Its main purpose is to consider the ongoing discovery of new modes of action and approaches for disease control. Problems posed by resistance and by the biological control of fungal diseases will be discussed.Trade Review"This book can be recommended to everybody working or being interested in plant physiology and modern plant protection." ----Journal of Plant Physiology, Vol 156, 2000Table of ContentsImpact of Diseases and Disease Control on Crop Production (H. Dehne& E. Oerke). Fungicide Classes: Chemistry, Uses and Mode of Action. Natural Product-Derived Fungicides as Exepmplified by theAntibiotics (I. Yamaguchi). Fungicide Resistance (S. Kendal & D. Hollomon). The Strobilutin Fungicides (J. Clough & C. Godrey). Biological Control of Fungal Diseases (R. Larkin, et al.). Activators for Systemic Acquired Resistance (I. Yamaguchi). Novel Approaches to Disease Control (K. Yoneyama). Index.

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Book SynopsisCalifornia and the Western States are rich in abundant and diverse species of mushrooms. This title provides the role of fungi in the natural world, methods to identify species, and locations of mushroom habitats. It includes primary descriptions and illustrations of 300 species of mushrooms.Trade Review"There's information in this book you need to have." Bookloons.comTable of ContentsPreface 1. Introduction 2. What is a Mushroom? 3. Fungal Ecology 4. Collecting Mushrooms 5. Classification Quick identification guide to major groups 6. General Keys 7. Species Descriptions 8. Fungal Arts and Crafts 9. Mushroom Cultivation 10. Toxins 11. Resources Appendix 1. Table of spore colors and genera Appendix 2. Synonyms, name changes, and misapplied names Glossary Acknowledgments and Contributors of photographs

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Book SynopsisThis advanced undergraduate textbook examines major aspects of fungal physiology in relation to fungal behaviour in natural habitats and, in so doing, provides a firm link between the divergent disciplines of fungal physiology and fungal ecology.Table of ContentsConcepts; Evolution, Ecology and Physiology; Growth and Development; Resource acquisition and utilization; Growth dynamics and transformations; Constraints, limitations and extreme environments; Reproduction and Establishment; Induction and control of reproduction; Propagules: factors affecting survival; Dormancy and activation; Germination; Orientation; Interactions with other Heterotrophs; Microorganisms; Macroscopic animals; Animals as habitats

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Nominee for the James Beard Media Award in Reference, History, and Scholarship""Winner of the Jim Deva Prize for Writing that Provokes, BC and Yukon Book Prizes""Few readers, I suspect, have ever considered fungi to be sentient, but Michael Hathaway . . . argues that mushrooms (as well as plants and other organisms widely considered as passive automatons), though not exactly conscious, nevertheless 'engage their surroundings in a dynamic way.' . . . The takeaway, Hathaway advises, should at least be a renewed appreciation of the interconnectedness of all forms of life, flora, fauna, and 'funga,' and a realization that the world is 'made and remade through relationships.'"---Laurence A. Marschall, Natural History"This book will be valuable to social scientists and ecologists, and essential to philosophers of human-fungi relationships." * Choice *

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Book SynopsisEach of the seven modules includes prerequisites, content outline, objectives, follow-up activities, references, and self-study examinations; teaches proper laboratory practice and presents the biology and physiology of fungi; test protocols and reagent recipes are highlighted in each module.Table of Contents 1. Basics of Mycology 2. Laboratory Procedures for Fungal Culture and Isolation 3. Common Fungal Opportunists 4. Superficial and Dermatophytic Fungi 5. Yeasts 6. Organisms Causing Subcutaneous Mycoses 7. Organisms Causing Systemic Mycoses Answers for Study Questions and Final Exams Common Synonyms Glossary (Illustrated) List of Manufacturers 75 color plates Index

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Book SynopsisPresents an overview of the biology of Fusarium and the techniques involved in the isolation, identification and characterization of individual species and the populations in which they occur. This book incorporates genetic, morphological and molecular approaches.Trade Review"The Fusarium Laboratory Manual is a milestone in the study of the genus Fusarium and will help bridge the gap between morphological and phylogenetic taxonomy. It will be used by everybody dealing with Fusarium in the Third Millenium."—W.F.O. Marasas, Medical Research Council, South AfricaTable of ContentsForeword. Preface. 1. Introduction. Techniques and Methods. 2. Media – Recipes and Preparation. 2.1 Media for Growing and Identifying Fusarium. 2.2 Supplementary Identification Media. 2.3 Media for Isolating Fusarium. 2.4 Media for the Preparation of Natural Inocula. 2.5 Synthetic and Semi-synthetic Media. 2.6 Media for Sexual Crosses. 2.7 Sterilization of Media and Materials. 3. Techniques for Recovering Fusarium. 3.1 Collecting strategy(ies). 3.2 Isolation Techniques – Plants. 3.3 Isolation Techniques – Soil. 3.4 Isolation Techniques – Spore Trapping and Air Sampling. 3.5 Seed Disinfestation. 4. Techniques for Growing and Maintaining Fusarium. 4.1 Vegetative Propagation. 4.2 Preparing Cultures for Identification. 4.3 Single Spore Subcultures. 4.4 Mutagenesis. 4.5 Culture Preservation. 5. Vegetative Compatibility Groups (VCGs). 5.1 History of and Genetic Basis Underlying Vegetative Compatibility. 5.2 Overall Strategy for Determining if Strains are Vegetatively Compatible. 5.3 Recovering and Identifying nit Mutants. 5.4 Typical Pairing Protocols. 5.5 Common Trouble Spots – HSI, crn, and NitMs. 5.6 Characterizing a Population with VCGs. 6. Fertility Concepts. 6.1 Heterothallic, Homothallic and Pseudohomothallic. 6.2 Mating Type. 6.3 Population Effects of Mating Type. 6.4 Male, Female, and Hermaphrodite. 6.5 Crossing Protocols. 6.6 Developing Female-Fertile Tester Strains. 6.7 Species Identification Through Sexual Crosses. 7. Nucleic Acid Analyses. 7.1 DNA Extraction and Purification. 7.2 PCR – Mating-Type Alleles. 7.3 Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphisms (AFLPs). 7.4 Sequence Analysis and Sequenced Loci. 7.5 Genetic Maps. Taxonomy and Identification of Fusarium. 8. A Brief History of Fusarium Taxonomy. 9. Species Concepts in Fusarium. 9.1 Generic Problems in Speciation in Fusarium. 9.2 Morphological Species Concepts. 9.3 Biological Species Concepts. 9.4 Phylogenetic Species Concepts. 9.5 How Many Strains Make a Species?. 9.6 Species Names. 9.7 Subspecific Terminology. 9.8 A Species Concept for Fusarium. 10. Teleomorphs of Fusarium. 10.1 Taxonomy of Teleomorphs. 10.2 General Teleomorph Characters. 10.3 Sexual Development and Differentiation. 10.4 Spore Killer. 10.5 Anamorph-Teleomorph Connections. 11. Practical Approaches to Identification. 11.1 Overall Identification Strategy. 11.2 The Diseased Plant and Its Geographic Origin. 11.3 Native and Agricultural Populations. 11.4 Culture Preparation. 11.5 The Essence of Morphological Identifications. 11.6 Beyond Morphology – Sexual Cross Fertility. 11.7 Beyond Morphology – Molecular Diagnostics. 11.8 The Special Case of Fusarium oxysporum. 11.9 Differences Between Temperate and Tropical Regions. 11.10 Conclusions. Species Descriptions. 12. Morphological Characters. 12.1 Macroconidia. 12.2 Microconidia. 12.3 Chlamydospores. 12.4 Other Characters. 12.5 Secondary Characters. 13. Species Descriptions. F. acuminatum. F. acutatum. F. andiyazi. F. anthophilum. F. armeniacum. F. avenaceum. F. aywerte. F. babinda. F. begoniae. F. beomiforme. F. brevicatenulatum. F. bulbicola. F. camptoceras. F. chlamydosporum. F. circinatum. F. compactum. F. concentricum. F. crookwellense (F. cerealis). F. culmorum. F. decemcellulare. F. denticulatum. F. dimerum. F. dlamini. F. equiseti. F. foetens. F. fujikuroi. F. globosum. F. graminearum. F. guttiforme. F. heterosporum. F. hostae. F. konzum. F. lactis. F. lateritium. F. longipes. F. mangiferae. F. merismoides. F. miscanthi. F. musarum. F. napiforme. F. nelsonii. F. nisikadoi. F. nurragi. F. nygamai. F. oxysporum. F. phyllophilum. F. poae. F. polyphialidicum. F. proliferatum. F. pseudoanthophilum. F. pseudocircinatum. F. pseudograminearum. F. pseudonygamai. F. ramigenum. F. redolens. F. sacchari. F. sambucinum. F. scirpi. F. semitectum (F. incarnatum). F. solani. F. sporotrichioides. F. sterilihyphosum. F. subglutinans. F. succisae. F. thapsinum. F. torulosum. F. tricinctum. F. udum. F. venenatum. F. verticillioides. References. Index

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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 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 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 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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