| The Fungal Colony Contributor(s): Gow, N. A. R. (Editor), Robson, G. D. (Editor), Gadd, Geoffrey Michael (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521048060 ISBN-13: 9780521048064 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $60.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Biology - Science | Life Sciences - Botany - Medical | Microbiology |
| Dewey: 579.5 |
| Series: British Mycological Society Symposia |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6" W x 9" (1.11 lbs) 344 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Fungi are among the simplest of eukaryotes. Their study has provided useful paradigms for processes that are fundamental to the way in which higher cells grow, divide, establish form and shape, and communicate with one another. The majority of work has been carried out on the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, but in nature unicellular fungi are greatly outnumbered by filamentous forms for which our knowledge is much less well developed. This volume focuses on the analysis of the filamentous life style, particularly on the hyphae that constitute the fungal mycelial colony. This book provides the most recent insights into the molecular genetics and physiological mechanisms underlying the elaboration of the branching mycelium and the interactions among individual fungal mycelia. This volume offers much to interest mycologists as well as those working in the fields of cell biology, developmental biology, physiology, and biochemistry. |