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RECORD NUMBER: 102 OF 298Main Title | Fungi : experimental methods in biology / | ||||||||||||
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Author | Maheshwari, Ramesh. | ||||||||||||
Publisher | CRC Press, | ||||||||||||
Year Published | 2012 | ||||||||||||
OCLC Number | 495781200 | ||||||||||||
ISBN | 9781439839034 (hardcover : acid-free paper); 1439839034 (hardcover : acid-free paper) | ||||||||||||
Subjects | Fungi ; Fungi--Research ; Mycology--Experiments ; Fungi | ||||||||||||
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Edition | 2nd ed. | ||||||||||||
Collation | xix, 337 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. | ||||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents Notes | 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. |