Lignicolous Corticioid Fungi (Basidiomycota) of North America
Lignicolous Corticioid Fungi (Basidiomycota) of North America

Author: James Herbert Ginns

Publisher: American Phytopathological Society

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780890541555

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This reference book covers 1,163 species in 226 genera and 54 families. Nearly 2,000 synonyms are listed. The database, derived from a critical review of 659 references, is a baseline for biological surveys, biogeographic mapping, and biodiversity studies.

Applied Mycology
Applied Mycology

Author: Mahendra Rai

Publisher: CABI

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 1845935349

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The fungal kingdom consists of a wide variety of organisms with a diverse range of forms and functions. Fungi have been utilized for thousands of years and their importance in agriculture, medicine, food production and the environmental sciences is well known. New advances in genomic and metabolomic technologies have allowed further developments in the use of fungi in industry and medicine, increasing the need for a compilation of new applications, developments and technologies across the mycological field. Applied Mycology brings together a range of contributions, highlighting the diverse nature of current research. Chapters include discussions of fungal associations in the environment, agriculture and forestry, long established and novel applications of fungi in fermentation, the use of fungi in the pharmaceutical industry, the growing recognition of fungal infections, current interests in the use fungal enzymes in biotechnology and the new and emerging field of myconanotechnology. Demonstrating the broad coverage and importance of mycological research, this book will be of interest to researchers and students in all biological sciences.

Freshwater Fungi
Freshwater Fungi

Author: E. B. Gareth Jones

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2014-08-27

Total Pages: 485

ISBN-13: 3110390140

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The available literature on freshwater fungi is limited. Over the subsequent years a considerable volume of scientific papers have appeared scattered throughout numerous journals. There is therefore no recent synthesis of the subject and this is the objective of the proposed book. Freshwater habitats are rich in fungi with some 3,000 described species, most of papers focussing on their identification, substrata they grow on and world distribution. However, these fungi play an important role in the freshwater ecosystem, and are primarily involved in the breakdown of leaf litter contributing food for detritus feeders. Our book will bring together a wide range of acclaimed mycologists to review recent developments on the biology and ecology of freshwater fungi, particularly their molecular phylogeny, biodiversity, causative diseases of freshwater amphibians, fishes and invertebrate animals, decomposition of leaf litter, stream pollution and their potential role in bioremediation.