Preface to the First Edition ................................... xv
Preface to Second Edition .................................... xvii
About the Author .............................................. xix
Part I The Unique Features of Fungi
Chapter 1 The Hyphal Mode of Life .............................. 3
Chapter 2 The Multinuclear Condition .......................... 29
Chapter 3 Spores: Their Dormancy, Germination, and Uses ....... 47
Part II Fungi in Biosphere and Human Health
Chapter 4 Fungi as Scavengers ................................. 71
Chapter 5 Fungi as Symbiotic Partners ......................... 91
Chapter 6 Fungi as Plant Pathogens ........................... 107
Chapter 7 Fungi as Chemical Factories ........................ 121
Part III Gene Silencing
Chapter 8 Transformation and Discovery of Gene-Silencing
Phenomena .......................................... 145
Part IV Model Organisms
Chapter 9 Yeast: A Unicellular Paradigm for Complex
Biological Processes ............................... 161
Chapter 10 Neurospora: A Gateway to Biology ................... 187
Chapter 11 Aspergillus nidulans: A Model for Study of Form
and Asexual Reproduction ........................... 207
Part V Adaptations
Chapter 13 Photoresponses and Circadian Rhythm ................ 231
Chapter 14 Thermophilic Fungi: Eukaryotic Life at High
Temperature ........................................ 249
Part VI Populations
Chapter 15 Species: Their Diversity and Populations ........... 267
Chapter 16 Senescence ......................................... 283
A Glossary of Mycological and Interdisciplinary Terms ......... 301
Appendix: Naming, Defining, and Broadly Classifying Fungi ..... 319
General References ............................................ 328
Index ......................................................... 329
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