TY - BOOK AU - Deacon, J. W. TI - Fungal biology SN - 9781405169530 U1 - 579.5 PY - 2006/// CY - Malden, MA : PB - Blackwell Pub. KW - Mycology. KW - Fungi. KW - Fungal morphology. KW - SCIENCE Life Sciences Mycology. N1 - Rev. ed. of: Modern mycology. 3rd ed. 1997. Includes bibliographical references; The fungi and fungal activities -- The diversity of fungi and fungus-like organisms -- Fungal structure and ultrastructure -- Fungal growth -- Differentiation and development -- Fungal nutrition -- Fungal metabolism and fungal products -- Environmental conditions for growth and tolerance of extremes -- Fungal genetics, molecular genetics, and genomics -- Fungal spores, spore dormancy, and spore dispersal -- Fungal ecology: saprotrophs -- Fungal interactions: mechanisms and practical exploitation -- Fungal symbiosis -- Fungi as plant pathogens -- Fungal parasites of insects and nematodes -- Medical mycology -- Principles and practice of controlling fungal growth ER -