Applied Mycology

Contents......Page 6
Contributors......Page 8
Preface......Page 11
1 Mycology: a Neglected Megascience......Page 16
2 Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Symbiosis under Stress Conditions: Ecological Implications of Drought, Flooding and Salinity......Page 32
3 An Overview of Ochratoxin Research......Page 53
4 Improvement of Controlled Mycorrhizal Usage in Forest Nurseries......Page 71
5 Fungi in the Tree Canopy: an Appraisal......Page 88
6 Ecology of Endophytic Fungi Associated with Leaf Litter Decomposition......Page 107
7 Brewing Yeast in Action: Beer Fermentation......Page 125
8 Genomic Adaptation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to Inhibitors for Lignocellulosic Biomass Conversion to Ethanol......Page 151
9 Spoilage Yeasts and Other Fungi: their Roles in Modern Enology......Page 171
10 Medicinal Potential of Ganoderma lucidum......Page 188
11 Current Advances in Dematiaceous Mycotic Infections......Page 212
12 Biotechnological Aspects of Trichoderma spp.......Page 231
13 Agrobacterium tumefaciens as a Molecular Tool for the Study of Fungal Pathogens......Page 254
14 Myconanotechnology: a New and Emerging Science......Page 273
15 Current Advances in Fungal Chitinases......Page 283
16 Extracellular Proteases of Mycoparasitic and Nematophagous Fungi......Page 305
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