Research and Markets: Fungi: Biology and Applications, 2nd Edition

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5ff75e/fungi_biology_and) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Fungi: Biology and Applications, 2nd Edition" to their offering.

Fungi: Biology and Applications, Second Edition provides a comprehensive treatment of fungi, covering biochemistry, genetics and the medical and economic significance of these organisms at introductory level. With no prior knowledge of the subject assumed, the opening chapters offer a broad overview of the basics of fungal biology, in particular the physiology and genetics of fungi and also a new chapter on the application of genomics to fungi.

Later chapters move on to include more detailed coverage of topics such as antibiotic and chemical commodities from fungi, new chapters on biotechnological use of fungal enzymes and fungal proteomics, and fungal diseases of humans, antifungal agents for use in human therapy and fungal pathogens of plants.

Key Topics Covered:

1 Introduction to Fungal Physiology

2 Fungal Genetics

3 Fungal Genomics

4 Fungal Genetics: A Post-Genomic Perspective

5 Fungal Fermentations Systems and Products

6 Pharmaceutical and Chemical Commodities from Fungi

7 Biotechnological Use of Fungal Enzymes

8 The Biotechnological Exploitation of Heterologous Protein Production in Fungi

9 Fungal Proteomics

10 Fungal Infections of Humans

11 Antifungal Agents for Use in Human Therapy

12 Fungal Pathogens of Plants

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