Stress Tolerance of Fungi

This authoritative reference - the first of its kind to deal exclusively with fungi and their ability to tolerate environmental extremes - examines the physiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology of fungi and discusses ways to probe the mechanisms that allow a fungus to adapt to various environmental pressures. Clarifying and detailing the relationship between a fungus and its environment, Stress, Tolerance of Fungi explains the most modern, relevant methods of surveying environmental response of a fungus... covers phenotypic plasticity, heat-shock proteins, membrane transport of toxic metals, drying and rewetting of lichens, and fungal DNA repair... discusses fungi tolerances to metal, ethanol, sulfur dioxide, and freezing and thawing, as well as halotolerance and xerotolerance... outlines future directions for the field of fungal ecology... presents information that may be relevant to growing fungi more effectively on an industrial scale... and more! Extensively referenced and illustrated throughout with over 1300 bibliographic citations, tables, and figures, Stress Tolerance of Fungi is a much-needed resource for mycologists, microbiologists, biotechnologists, biochemists, molecular and cell biologists, physiologists, plant pathologists, botanists, fungal ecologists, geneticists, and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.