Frontiers in Industrial Mycology
Author | : Gary Leatham |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 235 |
Release | : 2012-12-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781468471120 |
ISBN-13 | : 1468471120 |
Rating | : 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Download or read book Frontiers in Industrial Mycology written by Gary Leatham and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frontiers of Industrial Mycology describes the present efforts underway to create a broad range of large-scale applications using filamentous fungi. Important and environmentally sound applications currently being developed include the use of fungi for novel *B-lactams in antibiotic production, biobleaching and the bioconversion of wood pulp, agricultural biotechnology for creating biological insecticides and herbicides, food fermentations, and the commercial raising of shiitake mushrooms, a growing and largely untapped market in North America. The topics discussed in this volume are on the cutting edge of industrial mycology. This book will thus benefit a wide range of professionals and academics in biotechnology, mycology, microbiology, plant science, entomology, and biochemistry.