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Applications of PCR in Mycology

Edited by P D Bridge, International Mycological Institute, Egham, Surrey, UK, D K Arora, Centre for Advanced Study in Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, C A Reddy, Department of Microbiology, Michigan State University, USA and R P Elander, formerly of Bio/Chem Division, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Syracuse, New York, USA

Publication Date: April 1998
Number of Pages: 376 Pages
Binding: Hardback
ISBN: 0851992331
Price: £60.00  (US$110.00)

 
 

Contributors

Preface

Abbreviations

1. Polymerase Chain Reaction in Mycology: an Overview
V. Edel

2. Gene Cloning Using PCR
S.P. Goller, M. Gorfer, R.L. Mach and C.P. Kubicek

3. DDRT–PCR for Screening of Fungal Gene Expression
E.P. Benito and J.A.L. van Kan

4. Interpretation of PCR Methods for Species Definition
P.D. Bridge and D.K. Arora

5. PCR Applications in Studies of Lichen-forming Fungi
A. Crespo, O.F. Cubero and M. Grube

6. Applications of PCR for Studying the Biodiversity of Mycorrhizal Fungi
L. Lanfranco, S. Perotto and P. Bonfante

7. PCR Applications in Fungal Phylogeny
S. Takamatsu

8. PCR Applications to the Taxonomy of Entomopathogenic Fungi
F. Driver and R.J. Milner

9. Application of PCR in Fungal Biotechnology
W.V. Burnett, S.-J.D. Chiang, J.D. Basch and R.P. Elander

10. Application of PCR in Studying Lignocellulose Degradation by Basidiomycetes
C.A. Reddy and T.M. D’Souza

11. PCR Methods for the Detection of Mycotoxin-producing Fungi
R. Geisen

12. PCR Diagnostics in Medical Mycology
T. Hughes, T.R. Rogers and K. Haynes

13. Applications of PCR in Fungal–Plant Interactions
E. Ward, A. Tahiri-Alaoui and J.F. Antoniw

14. PCR as a Tool for the Investigation of Seed-borne Disease
D.A. Pearce

15. Future Directions for PCR in Mycology
S. Sreenivasaprasad and P.R. Mills

Index