“pieter van west”

The fungi are a highly diverse kingdom of eukaryotic microbes. Recent advances in molecular genetics, together with the release of whole genome sequences of an increasing number of fungi, are facilitating their exploitation and commercialisation. Fungi have the ability to secrete large quantities of... More

Yeasts and filamentous fungi need to cope with stress, whether growing in the laboratory or in the natural environment, whether victims or offenders in interactions with other organisms. These considerations are discussed in this volume that coveres stress in the broad sense, within the context of m... More

The breadth and depth of understanding of many areas concerning basidiomycetes has incresed dramatically since the premier publication of Frankland et al., "Decomposer Basidiomycetes: their Biology and Ecology," New vistas have opened up with the advent of powerful computing, modelling and molecular... More

The indelible stamp of the New Deal can be seen across America in the public works projects that modernized the country even as they provided employment during the Great Depression. Tennessee, in particular, benefited from this surge in federal construction. The New Deal not only left the state with... More