Fungi : experimental methods in biology /

Fungi : experimental methods in biology /

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Author / Creator:	Maheshwari, Ramesh.
Edition:	2nd ed.
Imprint:	Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, c2012.
Description:	1 online resource.
Language:	English
Series:	Mycology series ; 28 Mycology series ; v. 28.
Subject:	Fungi. Fungi -- Research. Mycology -- Experiments. Fungi. Fungi -- Research. Mycology -- Experiments.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8531095

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ISBN:	1439839042 (electronic bk.) 9781439839041 (electronic bk.) 9781439839034 (hardcover : acid-free paper) 1439839034 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
Notes:	Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other form:	Original 9781439839034 1439839034

Table of Contents:

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