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Fungal Biology 4th edition Jim Deacon Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Edinburgh, UK FB4eA01 04/12/2005 09 ...

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Contents 1 Introduction: the fungi and fungal activities Preface vii 2 The diversity of fungi and fungus-like organisms 3 Funga ...

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Preface Fungal Biology (4th edition) is the successor to three pre- vious editions of “Modern Mycology.” The text has been fully ...

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Chapter 1 Introduction: the fungi and fungal activities This chapter is divided into the following major sections: the place of ...

“single-cell protein” ventures of the late 1900s – and, of course, for the production of alcoholic drinks. Fungi can be used as ...

(Whittaker 1969). But, arguably, this status could also apply to the many “kingdoms” of bacteria, especially the enormous Proteo ...

lineage, and both groups probably have a common origin in one of the simple unicellular eukaryotes. Currently it is believed tha ...

rise to a network termed a mycelium. However, some fungi grow as single-celled yeasts (e.g. Saccharomyces cerevisiae) which repr ...

typically have a haploid genome have walls composed primarily of chitin and glucans absorb soluble nutrients through the cell w ...

aggressively attack plant tissues. They are termed necrotrophicparasites (necros=death) because they kill the host tissues as pa ...

of the most significant invasive fungi in deep surgical procedures, and the survival rate can be as low as 30%. Many other fungi ...

produce a wide range of enzymes that degrade com- plex polymers such as starch, cellulose, proteins, chitin, aviation kerosene, ...

Fungi are used to produce several traditional foods and beverages, including alcoholic drinks (ethanol from the yeast Saccharomy ...

Fig. 1.8(a) A tray of exotic mushrooms from a supermarket in the UK, including shiitake (centre) and the oyster mush- room, Pleu ...