The fungal kingdom consists of a wide variety of
organisms with a diverse range of forms and functions. Fungi have been utilized
for thousands of years and their importance in agriculture, medicine, food
production and the environmental sciences is well known. New advances in genomic
and metabolomic technologies have allowed further developments in the use of
fungi in industry and medicine, increasing the need for a compilation of new
applications, developments and technologies across the mycological
field.Applied Mycology brings together a range of contributions, highlighting
the diverse nature of current research. Chapters include discussions of fungal
associations in the environment, agriculture and forestry, long established and
novel applications of fungi in fermentation, the use of fungi in the
pharmaceutical industry, the growing recognition of fungal infections, current
interests in the use fungal enzymes in biotechnology and the new and emerging
field of myconanotechnology. Demonstrating the broad coverage and importance of
mycological research, this book will be of interest to researchers and students
in all biological sciences.
Year: 2009
Edition: First
Language: english
Pages: 333
ISBN 10: 1845935349
ISBN 13: 9781845935344
File: PDF, 4.05 MB
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