Anaerobic Fungi: Biology

This book is a comprehensive and well illustrated account of the lives of anaerobic fungi and their activities and importance in their animal hosts. It covers the taxonomy, physiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, and ecology of anaerobic fungi. It also discusses the isolation, culture, and survival of anaerobic fungi, the nucleic acids of anaerobic fungi, gene cloning, and the establishment of molecular phylogeny. The book also discusses the fermentation of carbohydrates, the effects of diet on fungal populations, and specific procedures for quantifying anaerobic fungi. It outlines potential directions for future research in molecular genetics and outlines specific procedures for culturing anaerobic fungi.

Uniting-for the first time-current information on anaerobic fungi from a number of different disciplines, this unique reference examines the taxonomy, physiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, and ecology of anaerobic fungi-focusing on fungi from the rumen and other gut environments such as the cecum and hindgut of nonruminant herbivores. Anaerobic Fungi * Presents new techniques for culturing anaerobic fungi! * analyzes the isolation, culture, and survival of anaerobic fungi * describes the nucleic acids of anaerobic fungi, gene cloning, and the establishment of molecular phylogeny * discusses the fermentation of carbohydrates * explains how anaerobic fungi interact with other microorganisms * investigates the ultrastructure of plant cell walls degraded by fungi * details the effects of diet on fungal populations * delineates specific procedures for quantifying anaerobic fungi * outlines potential directions for future research in molecular genetics * and more! Review: a comprehensive and very well illustrated account of the lives of these fascinating organisms and of their activities and importance in their animal hosts. -The Society for General Microbiology Quarterly