Aspergillus is among the economically most important fungal genera. Aspergillus species are used in the fermentation industry for the production of various enzymes, organic acids and pharmaceutically important compounds, and in Oriental food fermentations. At the same time, Aspergilli can cause oppo...

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Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Wageningen, Netherlands Wageningen Academic Publishers 2008
Subjects:	Classification / fast / (OCoLC)fst01697073 Aspergillus / fast / (OCoLC)fst00818802 Aspergillus / Biotechnology / fast / (OCoLC)fst00818803 Aspergillus / gnd Aspergillus > Classification Aspergillus > Genetics Aspergillus > Biotechnology
Online Access:	Volltext
Summary:	Aspergillus is among the economically most important fungal genera. Aspergillus species are used in the fermentation industry for the production of various enzymes, organic acids and pharmaceutically important compounds, and in Oriental food fermentations. At the same time, Aspergilli can cause opportunistic infections, and produce a range of secondary metabolites also known as mycotoxins which are harmful to humans and animals. Due to its importance in biotechnology, medicine and foods, Aspergilli are in the forefront of studies dealing with various aspects of fungi. This is well illustrated by the fact that projects aiming at sequencing the genomes of nine species are in progress. In this book, some aspects of the biology of this genus are covered, including the biotechnological importance of Aspergilli, their role in mycotoxin contamination of food products including grapes and coffee products, and implications of biodiversity
Item Description:	Includes bibliographical references and index Part I. Phylogenetics and taxonomy of Aspergilli -- A review of molecular phylogenetics in Aspergillus, and prospects for a robust genus-wide phylogeny / David M. Geiser, Robert A. Samson, János Varga, Antonis Rokas and Sarah Melissa Witiak -- Phylogeny and subgeneric taxonomy of Aspergillus / Stephen W. Peterson, János Varga, Jens C. Frisvad and Robert A. Samson -- Ochratoxin A in profiling and speciation / F. Javier Cabañes and M. Rosa Bragulat -- Part II. Aspergillus genomics and genetics -- Aspergillus genomics and DHN-melanin conidial pigmentation / Scott E. Baker -- A genomic look at physiology and extracellular enzymes of Aspergillus in relation to utilization of plant matter / Ronald P. de Vries -- Sexual genes in the asexual filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger and related Aspergilli / Károly Pál, Anne D. van Diepeningen, János Varga, Alfons J.M. Debetsand Rolf F. Hoekstra -- - Mycoviruses in the Aspergilli / Anne D. van Diepeningen, János Varga, Rolf F. Hoekstra and Alfons J.M. Debets -- Part III. Aspergilli in the biotechnology and agriculture -- Aspergillus in grapes: ecology, biodiversity and genomics / Giancarlo Perrone, Antonia Gallo, Antonia Susca and János Varga -- Aspergilli and ochratoxin A in coffee / Paramee Noonim, Warapa Mahakarnchanakul, János Varga and Robert A. Samson -- Genetic diversity in Aspergillus flavus and its implications for agriculture / Kenneth C. Ehrlich -- The importance of Aspergilli and regulatory aspects of Aspergillus nomenclature in biotechnology / Piet W. M. van Dijck -- Part IV. Clinical apects of Aspergilli -- DNA sequence based methods for species identification in the genus Aspergillus / S. Arunmozhi Balajee -- Azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus / Paul E. Verweij, Eveline Snelders and Willem J.G. Melchers -- - Aspergillus species in human keratomycosis / Palanisamy Manikandan, Ilona Dóczi, Sándor Kocsubé, János Varga, Tibor Mihály Németh, Zsuzsanna Antal, Csaba Vágvölgyi, Madhavan Bhaskar and László Kredics
Physical Description:	1 Online-Ressource (334 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:	9789086866359 9086866352
DOI:	10.3920/978-90-8686-635-9