Penicillium and Acremonium

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xv

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2. Taxonomy of Penicillium and Acremonium

   • A. H. S. Onions, B. L. Brady

   Pages 1-36

3. Morphology and Physiology of Penicillium and Acremonium

   • Maurice O. Moss

   Pages 37-71

4. Genetics of the Penicillia

   • G. Saunders, G. Holt

   Pages 73-91

5. Genetics of Acremonium

   • J. F. Peberdy

   Pages 93-111

6. Chemistry and Biosynthesis of Penicillins and Cephalosporins

   • B. W. Bycroft, R. E. Shute

   Pages 113-160

7. Secondary Metabolites of Penicillium and Acremonium

   • P. G. Mantle

   Pages 161-243

8. Extracellular Enzymes of Penicillium

   • Paul F. Hamlyn, David S. Wales, Brian F. Sagar

   Pages 245-284

9. Back Matter

   Pages 285-297

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Biotechnology is a word that was originally coined to describe the new processes which could be derived from our ability to manipulate, in vitro, the genetic material common to all organisms. I t has now become a generic term encompassing all "applications" of living systems, including the more traditional fermentation and agricultural industries. Recombinant DNA technology has opened up new opportunities for the exploitation of microorganisms and animal and plant cells as producers or modifiers of chemical and biological products. This series of handbooks deals exclusively with microorganisms which are at the forefront of the new technologies and brings together in each of its volumes the background information necessary to appreciate the historical development of the organisms making up a particular genus, the degree to which molecular biology has opened up new opportunities, and the place they occupy in today's biotechnology industry. Our aim was to make this primarily a practical approach, with emphasis on methodology, combining for the first time information which has largely been spread across a wide literature base or only touched upon briefly in review articles. Each handbook should provide the reader with a source text, from which the importance of the genus to his or her work can be identified, and a practical guide to the handling and exploitation of the organisms included.

• DNA
• base
• biotechnology
• development
• enzymes
• microorganism
• morphology
• physiology

• University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England

  John F. Peberdy

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