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Exploitation of Fungi
Edited By G. D. Robs
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Description for Exploitation of Fungi
hardcover. Highlights current and future biological, biochemical, and molecular exploitation of the fungi in biotechnology. Editor(s): Robson, G. D.; Gadd, Geoffrey; West, Pieter van. Series: British Mycological Society Symposia. Num Pages: 350 pages, 79 b/w illus. 18 tables. BIC Classification: PSG; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 704.
The fungi are a highly diverse kingdom of eukaryotic microbes. Recent advances in molecular genetics, together with the release of whole genome sequences of an increasing number of fungi, are facilitating their exploitation and commercialisation. Fungi have the ability to secrete large quantities of proteins of commercial value, and their complex secondary metabolic pathways produce a diverse range of bioactive compounds which have had a major impact in the pharmaceuticals market. In addition, the fungi themselves are increasingly being developed as alternatives to conventional chemically-based pest control strategies, and as bioremediation agents capable of transforming pollutants in the soil ... Read more
The fungi are a highly diverse kingdom of eukaryotic microbes. Recent advances in molecular genetics, together with the release of whole genome sequences of an increasing number of fungi, are facilitating their exploitation and commercialisation. Fungi have the ability to secrete large quantities of proteins of commercial value, and their complex secondary metabolic pathways produce a diverse range of bioactive compounds which have had a major impact in the pharmaceuticals market. In addition, the fungi themselves are increasingly being developed as alternatives to conventional chemically-based pest control strategies, and as bioremediation agents capable of transforming pollutants in the soil ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
Series
British Mycological Society Symposia
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521859356
SKU
V9780521859356
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About Edited By G. D. Robs
Geoff Robson is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Manchester. Pieter van West is a Senior Lecturer and a Royal Society University Research Fellow in the Institute of Medical Sciences at the University of Aberdeen. Geoff Gadd is Professor of Microbiology and Deputy Research Director in the School of Life Sciences at ... Read more
Reviews for Exploitation of Fungi
'… this will be a useful addition to college and university libraries where applied mycology is taught.' Mycological Research