Genetics and Molecular Biology of Entomopathogenic Fungi

by Brian Lovett, Raymond St. Leger

Overview

Advances in Genetics provides the latest information on the rapidly evolving field of genetics, presenting new medical breakthroughs that are occurring as a result of advances in our knowledge of the topic. The book continually publishes important reviews of the broadest interest to geneticists and their colleagues in affiliated disciplines, critically analyzing future directions,

This thematic volume focuses on the advances and the future potential of the rapidly growing field of entomopathogenic fungi. With a focus on the genetics and molecular biology behind the progress, techniques developed to study all aspects of these fungi will be highlighted, and topics will span from systematics of fungi to how a fungus infects an insect and how that insect responds.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128046944
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	04/27/2016
Series:	Advances in Genetics , #94
Pages:	512
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Lovett works at the Entomology Department at the University of Maryland.

Dr. St. Leger works at the Entomology Department at the University of Maryland.

Table of Contents

1. Diversity of Entomopathogenic Fungi: Which Groups Conquered the Insect Body? João P.M. Araújo and David P. Hughes 2. Utilizing Genomics to Study Entomopathogenicity in the Fungal Phylum Entomophthoromycota: A Review of Current Genetic Resources Henrik H. De Fine Licht, Ann E. Hajek, Jørgen Eilenberg and Annette B. Jensen 3. Advances in Genomics of Entomopathogenic Fungi Jonathan B. Wang, Raymond J. St. Leger and Chengshu Wang 4. Insect Pathogenic Fungi as Endophytes Soumya Moonjely, Larissa Barelli and Michael J. Bidochka 5. Genetically Engineering Entomopathogenic Fungi Hong Zhao, Brian Richard Lovett and Weiguo Fang 6. Molecular Genetics of Beauveria bassiana Infection of Insects Almudena Ortiz-Urquiza and Nemat O. Keyhani 7. Insect Immunity to Entomopathogenic Fungi Hsiao-Ling Lu and Raymond J. St. Leger 8. Diseases Dynamics in Ants: A Critical Review of the Ecological Relevance of Using Generalist Fungi to Study Infections in Insect Societies  Raquel G. Loreto and David P. Hughes 9. Entomopathogenic Fungi: New Insights into Host-Pathogen Interactions Tariq M. Butt, Christopher J. Coates, Ivan M. Dubovskiy and Norman A. Ratcliffe 10. Molecular Genetics of Secondary Chemistry in Metarhizium Fungi Bruno Giuliano Garisto Donzelli and Stuart B. Krasnoff 11. From So Simple a Beginning: The Evolution of Behavioral Manipulation by Fungi David P. Hughes, João P.M. Araújo, Raquel G. Loreto, Lauren Quevillon, Charissa de Bekker, Harry C. Evans

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This book provides users with cutting-edge reviews on the rapidly evolving field of genetics, including information on the recent advancements that have been made and critical analyses on future directions

Editorial Reviews

"The book is organized with a logical flow and begins with an overview of the different phylo-genetic groups where insect pathogens evolved, providing ample context for the subsequent chapters exploring more detailed and nuanced subjects.

Researchers entering the field and established workers looking to include molecular methods in their approach will find this book serves as a crucial guide to the discoveries yet to come." —The Quarterly Review of Biology

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