| Description |
1 online resource (240 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Mycology series ; v. 24 |
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Mycology series ; v. 24.
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| Contents |
Preface; Contents; Chapter 1 The Hyphal Mode of Life; Chapter 2 The Multinuclear Condition; Chapter 3 Fungi as Symbiotic Partners; Chapter 4 Fungi as Plant Pathogens; Chapter 5 Neurospora: A Gateway to Biology; Chapter 6 Yeast: A Unicellular Paradigm for Complex Biological Processes; Chapter 7 Aspergillus nidulans: A Model for Study of Form and Asexual Reproduction; Chapter 8 Ustilago maydis: Mechanisms in Sexual Reproduction; Chapter 9 Transformation of Fungi and Discovery of Gene-Silencing Phenomena; Chapter 10 Thermophilic Fungi: Eukaryotic Life at High Temperature |
| Summary |
Maheshwari (biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore) explains to students and researchers how fungi can be used to investigate such biological mysteries as aging and death; gene silencing; biological rhythm; mating processes; the biogenesis of intracellular organelles; adaptations to hostile habitats where no other eukaryotic organism |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Fungi.
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Fungi
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Mycology.
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Fungi
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1420027646 |
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9781420027648 |
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