Fungal Genetics: Principles and Practice

by Cees Bos (Editor)

Overview

This is a concise guide to the combined use of classical and molecular methods for the genetic analysis and breeding of fungi. It presents basic concepts and experimental designs, and demonstrates the power of fungal genetics for applied research in biotechnology and phytopathology. Case studies of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Candida albicans, Aspergillus niger, Neurospora crassa, Podospora anserina, Phytophthora infestans and others are included.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780824795443
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/12/1996
Series:	Mycology , #13
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	456
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Bos\, Cees

Table of Contents

Part 1 Genetic principles: biology of fungi; mutation; meiotic recombination; somatic recombination; molecular genetic analysis; the meiotic system of fungi; extrachromosomal and transposable genetic elements; genetic transformation and vector developments in filamentous fungi; mapping and breeding strategies. Part 2 Case studies of genetic analyses: mitochondrial genetics of saccharomyces cerevisiae - the way from genetic crosses to transposable elements; construction of a physical map of the candida albicans genome; use of heterologous gene as marker for genetic analysis in aspergillus niger; mutation in neurospora crassa - from x-rays to RIP; genetic analysis and mapping of avirulence genes in magnaporte grisea; genetic analysis of senescence in podospora anerina; horizontal transmission in fungal populations; genetic analysis in the imperfect fungus cladosporium fulvum - the development of a map-based strategy for cloning of genes involved in pathogenicity; production and analysis of meiotic mutants in corpinus cinereus; a case study in fungal development and genetics - schizophyllum commune; genetics of phycomyces; genetic analysis of the oomycetous fungus, phytophthora infestans.

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Roger W. Melvold, PhD (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine)
Description: This book draws together, within a reasonably sized text, a brief overview of fungal biology and basic genetics together with more detailed discussions of the special features of various specific species and of techniques for exploiting fungal genetics.
Purpose: The increasing utility of fungi for various aspects of molecular biology and molecular genetics makes the appearance of such a volume useful, particularly for those investigators who have no previous experience in fungal systems.
Audience: Although aimed primarily at research investigators and libraries that serve them, the book may also have some utility for appropriate advanced courses.
Features: The book is multiauthored, with 30 contributors to the 21 chapters. In addition to basic fungal biology and genetics, there is more detailed coverage of topics such as mutagenesis, recombination, mapping, mitochondrial genes, and transposable elements. Approximately a dozen genera/species are discussed in some detail, including classical ones such as Saccharomyces, Candida, Neurospora and Aspergillus. Those chapters dealing with technical applications contain detailed protocols. Numerous black-and-white illustrations and photomicrographs are used with good effect. Each chapter carries its own reference section with references extending into 1995. The table of contents and index are well constructed, and a special index is included to guide the reader to places where particular fungal species are discussed. An additional author index is included for authors of reports cited in the reference sections.
Assessment: This is a useful book, especially for investigators who have no previous experience in fungal systems.

Doody's Review Service

This book draws together, within a reasonably sized text, a brief overview of fungal biology and basic genetics together with more detailed discussions of the special features of various specific species and of techniques for exploiting fungal genetics. The increasing utility of fungi for various aspects of molecular biology and molecular genetics makes the appearance of such a volume useful, particularly for those investigators who have no previous experience in fungal systems. Although aimed primarily at research investigators and libraries that serve them, the book may also have some utility for appropriate advanced courses. The book is multiauthored, with 30 contributors to the 21 chapters. In addition to basic fungal biology and genetics, there is more detailed coverage of topics such as mutagenesis, recombination, mapping, mitochondrial genes, and transposable elements. Approximately a dozen genera/species are discussed in some detail, including classical ones such as Saccharomyces, Candida, Neurospora and Aspergillus. Those chapters dealing with technical applications contain detailed protocols. Numerous black-and-white illustrations and photomicrographs are used with good effect. Each chapter carries its own reference section with references extending into 1995. The table of contents and index are well constructed, and a special index is included to guide the reader to places where particular fungal species are discussed. An additional author index is included for authors of reports cited in the reference sections. This is a useful book, especially for investigators who have no previous experience in fungal systems.

Roger W. Melvold

A practical guide to the classical and molecular methods for the genetic analysis and breeding of fungi in applied biotechnology and phytopathology research. Written by 25 scholars, the volume reviews the genetic principles in mutations, meiotic recombination, mitosis, mapping strategies, and genetic transformation. These principles are applied to 12 case studies of specific fungi, pointing to the interesting genetic features in each one. Each chapter begins with basic concepts, followed by an experimental design, including protocols with illustrated outlines, discussions points, and suggestions for further reading. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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