Fungi: biology and applications/ (Record no. 149583)
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fixed length control field | 00345nam a2200133Ia 4500 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
International Standard Book Number | 0470867019 |
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040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
Transcribing agency | CUS |
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
Classification number | 579.5 |
Item number | KAV/F |
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | Fungi: biology and applications/ |
Statement of responsibility, etc. | edited by Kevin Kavanagh. |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. | England: |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | John Wiley & Sons, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2005. |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | xii, 267 p. : |
Other physical details | ill. ; |
Dimensions | 25 cm. |
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
Formatted contents note | Preface<br/>List of Contributors<br/>1 Introduction to Fungal Physiology<br/>Graeme M. Walker and Nia A. White<br/>1.1 Introduction<br/>1.2 Morphology of yeasts and fungi<br/>1.3 Ultrastructure and function of fungal cells<br/>1.4 Fungal nutrition and cellular biosyntheses<br/>1.5 Fungal metabolism<br/>1.6 Fungal growth and reproduction<br/>1.7 Conclusions<br/>1.8 Further reading<br/>1.9 Revision questions<br/>2 Fungal Genetics<br/>Malcolm Whiteway and Catherine Bachewich<br/>2.1 Introduction<br/>2.2 Life cycles<br/>2.3 Sexual analysis: regulation of mating<br/>2.4 Unique characteristics of filamentous fungi that are advantageous for genetic analysis<br/>2.5 Genetics as a tool<br/>2.6 Conclusions<br/>2.7 Further reading<br/>2.8 Revision questions<br/>3 Fungal Genetics: a Post-Genomic Perspective<br/>Brendan Curran and Virginia Bugeja<br/>3.1 Introduction<br/>3.2 Genomics<br/>3.3 Transcriptomics and proteomics<br/>3.4 Proteomics<br/>3.5 Systems biology<br/>3.6 Conclusions<br/>3.7 Further reading<br/>3.8 Revision questions<br/>4 Fungal Fermentation Systems and Products<br/>Kevin Kavanagh<br/>4.1 Introduction<br/>4.2 Fungal fermentation systems<br/>4.3 Ethanol production<br/>4.4 Commercial fungal products<br/>4.5 Genetic manipulation of fungi<br/>4.6 Conclusion<br/>4.7 Further reading<br/>4.8 Revision questions<br/>5 Antibiotics, Enzymes and Chemical Commodities from Fungi<br/>Richard A. Murphy and Karina A. Horgan<br/>5.1 Introduction<br/>5.2 Fungal metabolism<br/>5.3 Antibiotic production<br/>5.4 Pharmacologically active products<br/>5.5 Enzymes<br/>5.6 Chemical commodities<br/>5.7 Yeast extracts<br/>5.8 Enriched yeast<br/>5.9 Further reading<br/>5.10 Revision questions<br/>6 The Biotechnological Exploitation of Heterologous Protein Production in Fungi<br/>Brendan Curran and Virginia Bugeja<br/>6.1 Fungal biotechnology<br/>6.2 Heterologous protein expression in fungi<br/>6.3 Budding stars<br/>6.4 Methylotrophic yeast species<br/>6.5 Case study - hepatitis B vaccine - a billion dollar heterologous protein from yeast<br/>6.6 Further biotechnological applications of expression technology<br/>6.7 Conclusion<br/>6.8 Further reading<br/>6.9 Revision questions<br/>7 Fungal Diseases of Humans<br/>Derek Sullivan, Gary Moran and David Coleman<br/>7.1 Introduction<br/>7.2 Fungal diseases<br/>7.3 Superficial mycoses<br/>7.4 Opportunistic mycoses<br/>7.5 Endemic systemic mycoses<br/>7.6 Concluding remarks<br/>7.7 Further reading<br/>7.8 Revision questions<br/>8 Antifungal Agents for Use in Human Therapy<br/>Khaled H. Abu-Elteen and Mawieh Hamad<br/>8.1 Introduction<br/>8.2 Polyene antifungal agents<br/>8.3 The azole antifungal agents<br/>8.4 Flucytosine<br/>8.5 Novel antifungal agents<br/>8.6 Miscellaneous antifungal agents<br/>8.7 New strategies and future prospects<br/>8.8 Conclusion<br/>8.9 Further reading<br/>8.10 Revision questions<br/>9 Fungal Pathogens of Plants<br/>Fiona Doohan<br/>9.1 Fungal pathogens of plants<br/>9.2 Disease symptoms<br/>9.3 Factors influencing disease development<br/>9.4 The disease cycle<br/>9.5 Genetics of the plant-fungal pathogen interaction<br/>9.6 Mechanisms of fungal plant parasitism<br/>9.7 Mechanisms of host defence<br/>9.8 Disease control<br/>9.9 Disease detection and diagnosis<br/>9.10 Vascular wilt diseases<br/>9.11 Blights<br/>9.12 Rots and damping-off diseases<br/>9.13 Leaf and stem spots, anthracnose and scabs<br/>9.14 Rusts, smuts and powdery mildew diseases<br/>9.15 Global repercussions of fungal diseases of plants<br/>9.16 Conclusion<br/>9.17 Acknowledgements<br/>9.18 Further reading<br/>9.19 Revision questions<br/>Answers to Revision Questions |
650 ## - SUBJECT | |
Keyword | Fungi. |
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Keyword | Fungal diseases. |
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Keyword | Fungi -- Biotechnology. |
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Keyword | Biotechnology. |
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | Kavanagh, Kevin, ed. |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
Koha item type | General Books |
Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Koha item type |
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Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 28/08/2016 | 579.5 KAV/F | P04246 | 28/08/2016 | General Books |