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Fungi: Mushrooms, Toadstools, Molds, Yeasts, and Other Fungi - Couverture souple

Wearing, Judy

 
9780778753896: Fungi: Mushrooms, Toadstools, Molds, Yeasts, and Other Fungi
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0778753891 ISBN 13 : 9780778753896
Editeur : Crabtree Classics, 2010

Synopsis

There are hundreds of thousands of different known fungi with many still to be discovered and developed. This interesting book features an examination of the four major groups: yeasts, toadstools, chytrids, and bread molds. Key characteristics of fungi are highlighted, such as spore production, fungi's need to feed, and their use of long, branching cells known as hyphae to absorb nutrients from the environment. Special sections explore such varieties as saprophytes, which feed on dead and decaying matter; parasites, which often do considerable harm to other species; and species that form mutualistic relationships with other species to form composite organisms, such as lichen. Case histories involving fungi include penicillin and the fight against disease, and genetically modified (GM) products in food technology.

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Éditeur
Crabtree Classics
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0778753891
ISBN 13 
9780778753896
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
48
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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