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1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations (black and white, and color) |
| Contents |
Front Cover -- Myxomycetes -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Preface -- 1 The myxomycetes: introduction, basic biology, life cycles, genetics, and reproduction -- Introduction -- Morphology of fruiting bodies -- Fruiting body types -- Myxomycete terminology -- Myxomycete life cycle stages -- The spore -- The myxamoeba -- The swarm cell -- The microcyst -- The plasmodium -- The sclerotium -- Sporulation -- Life cycle of two-member cultures (monoxenic) -- Genetics and reproduction -- Mating-type alleles -- Genetics of the plasmodium -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Further reading -- Take-home messages -- 2 The history of the study of myxomycetes -- The early period -- The first scientific studies -- Arthur and Gulielma Lister -- More recent studies in Europe -- Studies in the United States -- Studies throughout the world -- Funding for research -- Future studies of myxomycetes -- References -- Further reading -- Take-home messages -- 3 The phylogeny and phylogenetically based classification of myxomycetes -- Introduction -- Phylogenetic revolution in taxonomy -- Marker genes for myxomycetes -- Obtaining sequences of myxomycete DNA -- How to build a tree? -- Where are myxomycetes in the tree of life? -- Major branches of the myxomycete tree -- Morphology versus phylogeny -- References -- Take-home messages -- 4 The metagenomic approach in myxomycete research -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Shotgun metagenomics -- Amplicon metagenomics -- Metatranscriptomics -- The picture emerging from metagenomic data -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Take-home messages -- 5 Genomics and gene expression in myxomycetes -- Introduction -- Nucleolar DNA: minichromosomes with rDNA genes -- Chromosomes and chromosomal DNA -- Chromosome number and telomeres -- Gene content and chromosomal DNA |
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Myxomycetes as model organisms: promises, disappointments, and discoveries -- The cell cycle -- Somatic incompatibility systems -- Plasmodial structure, motility, behavior, and learning -- Group I introns in the myxomycetes -- Molecular approaches to studying development in myxomycetes -- Transfection of Physarum polycephalum and RNAi -- The first complete myxomycete genome -- References -- Take-home messages -- 7 Physiology and biochemistry of myxomycetes -- Introduction -- Spore germination -- Amoeboflagellate cells -- Plasmodium -- Sporulation -- Metabolites of myxomycetes -- Metabolites from members of the Ceratiomyxales -- Metabolites from members of the Liceales -- Metabolites from members of the Trichiales -- Metabolites from members of the Physarales -- Metabolites from members of the Stemonitales -- Research methods used in the study of metabolites -- Antibacterial activity -- Antitumor activity -- Cytotoxic activity -- Antioxidant activity -- Research methods in the study of bioactivity -- Chemical characteristics -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Take-home messages -- 8 Taxonomy and systematics: current knowledge and approaches on the taxonomic treatment of Myxomycetes: updated version -- Introduction -- Definition of taxonomy, systematics, and nomenclature -- Brief history of the taxonomy of the myxomycetes -- Gross systematics within myxomycetes -- Exosporous myxomycetes -- Order Ceratiomyxales -- Endosporous myxomycetes -- Order Cribrariales (=Liceales) -- Licea versus Perichaena -- Order Echinosteliales -- Order Trichiales -- Order Physarales -- Order Stemonitidales -- Taxonomic literature on myxomycetes -- Classification of the myxomycetes (from class to genera, with references to the protologue and a brief diagnosis of the mos... -- The new era of taxonomy: how new technologies can help to resolve classical taxonomic problems |
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Virtual libraries and herbaria or fungaria -- Repositories of biodiversity information -- Projects -- Banks of data -- Virtual encyclopedias -- Web pages -- Software -- Challenges in taxonomy -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Further reading -- Take-home messages -- 9 Ecology and distribution of myxomycetes -- Introduction -- Methods of study -- Field surveys -- Moist chamber cultures -- Agar cultures -- Molecular detection -- Data evaluation for diversity studies in myxomycetes -- Microhabitat descriptions -- Environmental factors and ecological niche -- Acidity of substrate (pH) -- Microhabitats and ecological assemblages of myxomycetes -- Ground litter -- Coarse woody debris -- Bark of living woody plants -- Aerial microhabitats -- Tropical lianas -- Weathered dung of herbivorous animals -- Soil -- Aquatic habitats -- Effect of disturbance events on assemblages of myxomycetes -- Phenology of sporulation (seasonality of myxomycetes) -- Relationships with other organisms -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Take-home messages -- 10 Biogeographical patterns in myxomycetes -- Introduction -- Spore dispersal as a key feature for myxomycetes -- Myxomycete biogeography-what can we see? -- Biogeographic hypotheses about myxomycete distribution -- Two hundred years of fruiting body-based diversity research in myxomycetes -- Diversity and species composition of myxomycete communities from major ecosystems of the world -- Tundra, forest-tundra, and subantarctic habitats -- Boreal forests (taiga) and subalpine/montane coniferous forests -- Temperate forests -- Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub -- Tropical and subtropical forests -- Steppes and prairie -- Subalpine and alpine grasslands -- Deserts and other arid areas -- Coastal habitats and mangroves -- Agricultural and urban habitats -- Heathlands -- Savannahs and semiarid grasslands |
| Summary |
Myxomycetes: Biology, Systematics, Biogeography and Ecology, Second Edition provides a complete collection of general and technical information on myxomycetes microorganisms. Its broad scope takes an integrated approach, considering a number of important aspects surrounding their genetics and molecular phylogeny. The book treats myxomycetes as a distinct group from fungi and includes molecular information that discusses systematics and evolutionary pathways. Written and developed by an international team of specialists, this second edition contains updated information on all aspects of myxomycetes. It incorporates relevant and new material on current barcoding developments, plasmodial network experimentation, and non-STEM disciplinary assimilation of myxomycete information. This book is a unique and authoritative resource for researchers in organismal biology and ecology disciplines, as well as students and academics in biology, ecology, microbiology, and similar subject areas |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Myxomycetes.
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Myxomycetes
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Alvarado, Carlos Rojas, editor
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Stephenson, Steven L., editor
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| ISBN |
9780128242827 |
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0128242825 |
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