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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787656703321

Titolo

Fusarium : genomics, molecular and cellular biology / / edited by Daren W. Brown and Robert H. Proctor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Norfolk, England : , : Caister Academic Press, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

1-908230-75-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Disciplina

579.5677

Soggetti

Fusarium

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Ch 1: An Overview of Fusarium; Ch 2: Sex and Fruiting in Fusarium; Ch 3: Structural Dynamics of Fusarium Genomes; Ch 4: Molecular Genetics and Genomic Approaches to Explore Fusarium Infection of Wheat Floral Tissue; Ch 5: Applying Proteomics to Investigate the Interactions between Pathogenic Fusarium Species and their Hosts; Ch 6: Repeat-induced Point Mutation, DNA Methylation and Heterochromatin in Gibberella zeae (Anamorph: Fusarium graminearum); Ch 7: The Nitrogen Regulation Network and its Impact on Secondary Metabolism and Pathogenicity

Ch 8: Diversity of Polyketide Synthases in FusariumCh 9: Plant Responses to Fusarium Metabolites; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The fungus Fusarium is a major plant pathogen that causes disease in nearly every agriculturally important plant. In addition, some strains produce mycotoxins that can cause serious illness in humans and livestock. The enormous economic importance of, and health hazards posed by, Fusarium have fuelled research by scientists worldwide into its biochemistry, genetics, genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics. The primary aim of this research is the identification of strategies to reduce crop diseases and the risks posed to human and animal health. The wealth of information derived from this resear