{"product_id":"fungal-associations-9783031416477","title":"Fungal Associations","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Yen-Ping Hsueh\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer Verlag\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Subject: Bio-Science and Agriculture\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Life Sciences - Microbiology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFungi are associated with a wide variety of other organisms. Ecologist Peter Price has said, \"mutualism facilitates adaptive radiation,\" and many biologists attribute Earth's great fungal diversity to such associations. The 3rd edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Mycota\u003c\/i\u003e, Vol. 9: \u003ci\u003eFungal Associations\u003c\/i\u003e, has been revised to provide entirely new coverage of fungi and associated organisms in fourteen informative discussions that take advantage of today's large public databases and modern molecular and data analysis methods. The editors have a keen interest in fungal associations in their own research, and their perspectives from different generations have resulted in an interesting treatment of the subject. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFungal Associations\u003c\/i\u003e includes updates of classic topics, but also introduces less frequently discussed associations and broader reflections on the nature of fungi and their associates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe volume begins with a look at more than a billion years of fungal evolution and associations through the lens of immunology.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan fungi involved in obligate symbioses be cultivated apart from the host? Genomes help to answer the question. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe ultimate intimacy between fungi and certain unrelated organisms has resulted in DNA exchange that can be traced in extant genomes. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFungi and bacteria use volatile compounds to lure participants into interactions. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSome viruses modify the phenotype of their fungal hosts and affect host fitness. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetails of interactions between classical examples of fungus--plant symbioses (lichens, several types of mycorrhizae, and toxic endophytes) benefit from advanced microscopic and molecular techniques. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscussions of fungi associated with insects (entomopathogens, a \u003ci\u003eDrosophila \u003c\/i\u003emodel to study entomopathogens), nematode-trapping fungi and their prey, and a group of termite-associated fungi that produce secondary metabolites with potential uses as pharmaceuticals, complete the volume. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eFungal Associations\u003c\/i\u003e is a well-illustrated, thought-provoking resource for specialists and generalists, including researchers, lecturers, and students interested in ecology, evolution, microbiology, and mycology. The volume would be an excellent text for a seminar course for advanced undergraduate or graduate students.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer Verlag","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45091348578455,"sku":"9783031416477","price":14690.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783031416477.webp?v=1769204261","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/fungal-associations-9783031416477","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}