Applied Mycology - Hardcover

Rai; M.; Bridge; P.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845935349 ISBN 13: 9781845935344

Publisher: CABI Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

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.

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Review:

The book would be very useful to those developing courses in biotechnology, food and environmental microbiology and should certainly be available in university libraries. Each chapter has a very extensive bibliography and those working in a wide range of industrial and research laboratories could also find it useful. Microbiology Today --Microbiology Today

About the Author:

Dr. Mahendra Rai is Professor and Head of the Department of Biotechnology at Amravati University in Maharashtra, India. Paul Bridge is currently Head of Science Facilities at the British Antarctic Survey, in Cambridge, UK, and a visiting Professor at the University of Kent.

About this edition

• Publisher: CABI Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1845935349
• ISBN 13: 9781845935344
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 336