Chemical Fungal Taxonomy / Edition 1

by Jens C. Frisvad, Paul D. Bridge, Dilip K. Arora

Overview

Offers comprehensive coverage of the latest developments in both biochemical and physiological approaches to fungal systematics. Incorporates recent advances in molecular biology into systematics methods that can revolutionize taxonomic schemes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780824700690
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/23/1998
Pages:	424
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jens C. Frisvad, Paul D.. Bridge, Dilip K. Arora

Table of Contents

Chemical fungal taxonomy - an overview; numerical analysis of fungal chemotaxonomic data; use of PCR and RFLP in fungal systematics; proteins in fungal taxonomy; the use of isoenzymes in fungal taxonomy and population studies; fungal immunotaxonomy; taxonomic applications of polysaccharides; chemotaxonomy of fungi by unsaponifiable lipids; fatty acids in fungal taxonomy; carbohydrates and their impact on fungal taxonomy; volatiles in fungal taxonomy; the role and use of secondary metabolites in fungal taxonomy; expression of secondary metabolite characters in relation to the conditions of growth; the taxonomic use of metabolic data in lichen-forming fungi.

Editorial Reviews

". . .an excellent reference book for all mycologists."
—-Sydowia (An International Journal of Mycology)
". . .indispensable for all libraries used by mycologists, ecologists, soil mycologists, industrial scientists, plant pathologists and scientists of related disciplines. "
—-Journal of Plant Physiology
". . .a valuable and. . .up-to-date summary of the state of the art."
—-European Journal of Plant Patholog

From the Publisher

...an excellent reference book for all mycologists.

Sydowia

...indispensable for all libraries used by mycologists, ecologists, soil mycologists, industrial scientists, plant pathologists and scientists of related disciplines.

Journal of Plant Physiology

...a valuable and...up:to:date summary of the state of the art.

European Journal of Plant Pathology

...a valuable and...up:to:date summary of the state of the art.

European Journal of Plant Patholog

Presents a broad range of information on new techniques in biochemical and molecular biology and their applications in systematic mycology and discusses the use of restriction fragment-length polymorphisms in fungal systematics; the taxonomic applications of proteins, fatty acids, carbohydrates, polysaccharides and lipids; techniques in fungal immunotaxonomy; the role of secondary metabolites in systematics; the use of metabolic data in lichen-forming fungi; and the numerical analysis of taxonomic information. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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