Fungi
Subtitle: experimental methods in biology
By: Ramesh Maheshwari
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Mycology series
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Boca Raton
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781439839034
Subjects: Research; Experiments; Fungi; Mycology
Notes: "A CRC title."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. The Unique Features of Fungi; title: The Hyphal Mode of Life; title: The Multinuclear Condition; title: Spores : Their Dormancy, Germination, and Uses; title: pt. 2. Fungi in Biosphere and Human Health; title: Fungi as Scavengers; title: Fungi as Symbiotic Partners; title: Fungi as Plant Pathogens; title: Fungi as Chemical Factories; title: pt. 3. Gene Silencing; title: Transformation and Discovery of Gene-Silencing Phenomena; title: pt. 4. Model Organisms; title: Yeast : A Unicellular Paradigm for Complex Biological Processes; title: Neurospora : A Gateway to Biology; title: Aspergillus nidulans : A Model for Study of Form and Asexual Reproduction; title: Ustilago maydis and Other Fungi as Models of Sexual Reproduction; title: pt. 5. Adaptations; title: Photoresponses and Circadian Rhythm; title: Thermophilic Fungi : Eukaryotic Life at High Temperature; title: pt. 6. Populations; title: Species : Their Diversity and Populations; title: Senescence; title: A Glossary of Mycological and Interdisciplinary Terms; title: Appendix: Naming, Defining, and Broadly Classifying Fungi.