Filamentous fungi

Cover......Page 1
Frontmatter......Page 2
Contents......Page 6
Contributors......Page 8
Series introduction......Page 10
Preface......Page 12
Acknowledgements......Page 13
1.1 Nature of the resource......Page 14
1.2 Biotechnological applications......Page 15
1.3 Conservation......Page 17
1.4 Types of culture collections......Page 18
1.5 Resource centres......Page 20
1.6 Development of resource centres......Page 41
1.7 Safeguarding resource centres......Page 42
2.1 Introduction......Page 44
2.2 Information needs......Page 45
2.3 Information resources......Page 50
2.4 Access to data resources......Page 64
3.1 Supply of cultures......Page 67
3.2 Deposit of cultures......Page 70
3.3 Postal regulations......Page 77
3.4 Health and safety......Page 79
3.5 Quarantine regulations for plant pathogenic fungi......Page 85
3.6 Security......Page 86
4.2 Growth of cultures......Page 88
4.3 Scale-up......Page 91
4.4 Preservation techniques......Page 92
4.5 Recommended methods of preservation......Page 110
5.1 Introduction......Page 113
5.2 Characters used in identification......Page 114
5.3 Reasons for name changes......Page 118
5.4 Rules of nomenclature......Page 119
5.5 Literature references for identification......Page 122
6.2 Basis of the patent system......Page 128
6.3 Kinds of biotechnological inventions......Page 130
6.4 Patentability of biotechnological inventions......Page 131
6.5 Practical considerations......Page 142
6.6 Further reading......Page 172
7.2 Types of services......Page 174
7.3 Workshops and training......Page 181
7.4 Publications, catalogues, and publicity material......Page 182
7.5 Fees and charges......Page 183
7.6 Suggested reading......Page 184
8.2 International organisation......Page 185
8.3 Regional organisation......Page 194
8.4 National federations/committees......Page 196
8.5 Future developments......Page 197
Appendix: Media......Page 200
References......Page 206
Index......Page 213