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Industrial Applications

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  • © 2002

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Editors:
  1. Heinz D. Osiewacz

    1. Botanisches Institut, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt, Germany

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  • Provides an excellent overview of traditional, modern and future aspects of applied mycology
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: The Mycota (MYCOTA, volume 10)

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVII
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  2. Traditional Food and Beverage Fermentation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Production of Bread, Cheese and Meat

      • M. Jakobsen, M. D. Cantor, L. Jespersen
      Pages 3-22

    3. Asian Fungal Fermented Food

      • M. J. R. Nout, K. E. Aidoo
      Pages 23-47

    4. Production of Beer and Wine

      • W. Hartmeier, M. Reiss
      Pages 49-65

  3. Metabolites and Enzymes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67
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    2. Beta-Lactam Antibiotics: Aspects of Manufacture and Therapy

      • F. R. Schmidt
      Pages 69-91

    3. Non-β-Lactam Antibiotics

      • T. Anke, G. Erkel
      Pages 93-108

    4. Insecticidal and Nematicidal Metabolites from Fungi

      • H. Anke, O. Sterner
      Pages 109-127

    5. Immunosuppressants

      • H. Kürnsteiner, M. Zinner, U. Kück
      Pages 129-155

    6. Ergot Alkaloids

      • U. Keller, P. Tudzynski
      Pages 157-181

    7. Biosynthesis, Biological Role and Application of Fungal Phytohormones

      • B. Tudzynski, A. Sharon
      Pages 183-211

    8. Production of Organic Acids by Fungi

      • G. J. G. Ruijter, C. P. Kubicek, J. Visser
      Pages 213-230

    9. Vitamins

      • K.-P. Stahmann
      Pages 231-246

    10. Fungal Carotenoids

      • G. Sandmann, N. Misawa
      Pages 247-262

    11. Plant Cell Wall Degrading Enzymes Produced by Aspergillus

      • R. P. de Vries, J. A. E. Benen, L. H. de Graaff, J. Visser
      Pages 263-279

  4. Conversion of Substrates and Recovery of Metals from Solutions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 281-281
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    2. Industrial Biotransformations with Fungi

      • T. Zelinski, B. Hauer
      Pages 283-301

    3. Biodegradation by White-Rot Fungi

      • J. P. Ralph, D. E. A. Catcheside
      Pages 303-326

    4. Biodegradation by Brown Rot Fungi

      • S. T. Bagley, D. L. Richter
      Pages 327-341
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About this book

Mycology, the study of fungi, originated as a subdiscipline of botany and was a descrip­ tive discipline, largely neglected as an experimental science until the early years of this century. A seminal paper by Blakeslee in 1904 provided evidence for self­ incompatibility, termed "heterothallism", and stimulated interest in studies related to the control of sexual reproduction in fungi by mating-type specificities. Soon to follow was the demonstration that sexually reproducing fungi exhibit Mendelian inheritance and that it was possible to conduct formal genetic analysis with fungi. The names Burgeff, Kniep and Lindegren are all associated with this early period of fungal genetics research. These studies and the discovery of penicillin by Fleming, who shared a Nobel Prize in 1945, provided further impetus for experimental research with fungi. Thus began a period of interest in mutation induction and analysis of mutants for biochemical traits. Such fundamental research, conducted largely with Neurospora crassa, led to the one gene: one enzyme hypothesis and to a second Nobel Prize for fungal research awarded to Beadle and Tatum in 1958. Fundamental research in biochemical genetics was extended to other fungi, especially to Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and by the mid-1960s fungal systems were much favored for studies in eukaryotic molecular biology and were soon able to compete with bacterial systems in the molecular arena.

Reviews

From the reviews:
" ... very good reference volume, which will prove of value to both mycologists and biotechnolgists." (Mycologist)

"Having found a number of the volumes in this series very useful, I was looking forward to reading vol. 10 covering my particular area of interest. I have to say that I found the contents … varied. All the chapters are readable and informative … ." (J. Kelley, Bibliography of Systematic Mycology, Vol. 11 (5), April, 2003)

"This volume of The Mycota contains 21 chapters reviewing the role of fungi in traditional and more recent biotechnologies. ... On the whole, the highly detailed chapters are amply illustrated with figures and tables and provided with detailed bibliographies, and are well written … . will prove of value to both mycologists and biotechnologists." (Brian Flannigan, Mycologist, Vol. 17 (1), 2003)

"The latest volume in this series provides an overview of both traditional and novel industrial applications of fungi from their role in the production of bread, cheese, fermented foods, beer and wines, to their potential in bioremediation. ... it represents a useful source of information for undergraduates as well as their teachers and researchers. Recommended for purchase by academic libraries." (Vicki Tariq, Microbiology Today, Vol. 29, August, 2002)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Botanisches Institut, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt, Germany

    Heinz D. Osiewacz

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Industrial Applications

  • Editors: Heinz D. Osiewacz

  • Series Title: The Mycota

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-10378-4

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2002

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-10378-4Published: 11 November 2013

  • Series ISSN: 2945-8048

  • Series E-ISSN: 2945-8056

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 414

  • Number of Illustrations: 33 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Biotechnology, Microbiology, Plant Sciences, Nutrition, Agriculture, Forestry

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