Frontiers In Industrial Mycology [Hardcover]

Gary Leatham (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 30, 1993 | ISBN-10: 0412034611 | ISBN-13: 978-0412034619 | Edition: 1

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.

Editorial Reviews

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...excellent, highly readable book...an excellent book that should be essential reading for all students of mycology and microbiology - Society for General microbiology Quarterlly; ...excellent, highly readable book...an excellent book that should be essential reading for all students of mycology and microbiology - Society for General microbiology Quarterlly

Product Details

• Hardcover: 228 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (April 30, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0412034611
• ISBN-13: 978-0412034619
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,709,576 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)