Exploitation of Fungi

Edited by G. D. Robson, Pieter van West and Geoffrey Gadd
Cambridge University Press May 2007

Hardback 350 pp ISBN 9780521859356 £86.00

The fungi are a highly diverse kingdom of eukaryotic microbes. Recent advances in molecular genetics, together with the release of whole genome sequences of an increasing number of fungi, are facilitating their exploitation and commercialisation. Fungi have the ability to secrete large quantities of proteins of commercial value, and their complex secondary metabolic pathways produce a diverse range of bioactive compounds which have had a major impact in the pharmaceuticals market. In addition, the fungi themselves are increasingly being developed as alternatives to conventional chemically-based pest control strategies, and as bioremediation agents capable of transforming pollutants in the soil environment.

With chapters written by international experts, this volume highlights current and future biological, biochemical, and molecular exploitation of the fungi in biotechnology. It will have broad appeal, not only to mycologists and microbiologists, but also to biomedical scientists, biotechnologists, environmental and molecular scientists, plant pathologists and geneticists.

Details the importance of fungi in biotechnology
Includes the latest advances in biological research methods
No other book highlights this topic from such a modern perspective
Wide-ranging, and written by a selection of leading international experts

Contents

Genome and proteome analysis of industrial fungi Scott Baker, C. Wend, D. Martinez, J. K. Magnuson, E. A. Panisko, Z. Dai, K. S. Bruno, K. Anderson, M. Monroe, D. S. Daly and L. L. Lasure
The rice blast story: from genome sequence to function Ralph Dean, T. Mitchell, R. Kulkarni, N. Donofrio, A. Powell, Y. Y. Oh, S. Diener, H. Pan, D. Brown, J. Deng, I. Carbone, D. J. Ebbole, M. Thon, M. L. Farman, M. J. Orbach, C. Soderlund, J.-R. Xu, Y.-H. Lee, N. J. Talbot, S. Coughlan, J. E. Galagan and B. W. Birren
The biosynthesis of polyketides, acyl tetramic acids and pyridones by filamentous fungi (polyketides in fungi) Russell J. Cox
Fungal metabolites as lead structures for agriculture Timm Anke and Eckhard Thines
Molecular and genetic analysis of symbiosis expressed secondary metabolite genes from the mutualistic fungal endophytes Neotyphodium lilii and Epichloë festucae Barry Scott, Carolyn A. Young, Aiko Tanaka and Emily J. Parker
What can genomics tell us about secondary metabolism in Aspergillus? Geoffrey Turner
The role of microtubules and motors for polarized growth of filamentous fungi Reinhard Fischer and Daniel Veith; 8. The cellular response to protein unfolding stress Martin Schröder
Protein secretion and associated stresses in Aspergillus: a genomic perspective David Archer, Sally E. Barnes and Thomas Guillemette
Metal stress and the single yeast cell Simon Avery
Bioluminescence-based fungal biosensors Hedda J. Weitz
White rot fungi and xenobiotics Patricia J. Harvey and Christian E. Scheer
Metal and mineral transformations: a mycoremediation perspective Marina Fomina and Geoffrey M. Gadd
Fungal control of subterranean pests Herman Strasser, S. H. M. Hutwimmer and R. Zelger
Development of mycoherbicides and evaluation of potential risks (using Stagonospora as a model) M. Maurhofer, D. Boss, M. O. Ahonsi and G. Défago
A novel understanding of the three-way interaction between Trichoderma spp., the colonized plant and fungal pathogens S. L. Woo, M. Ruocco, R. Ciliento, P. Ambrosino, R. Marra, F. Vinale, S. Lanzuise, S. Ferraioli, I. Soriente, S. Gigante, F. Scala and M. Lorito
Fungal parasites of invertebrates: multimodel biocontrol agents? Luis V. Lopez-Llorca and Hans-Börje Jansson.

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