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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815271103321

Autore

Christensen Clyde Martin <1905->

Titolo

Molds, mushrooms, and mycotoxins / / by Clyde M. Christensen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, [1975]

ISBN

0-8166-6190-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (277 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

589/.2/0465

Soggetti

Pathogenic fungi

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 indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; 1. Poisonous and Hallucinogenic Mushrooms; 2. Ergot and Ergotism; 3. Mycotoxins and Mycotoxicoses: Aflatoxin; 4. Mycotoxins and Mycotoxicoses: Other Aspergillus Species, Penicillium, and Fusarium; 5. Airborne Fungus Spores, Plant Disease, and Respiratory Allergy; 6. Fungus Predators and Parasites of Nematodes and Insects; 7. Fungi Pathogenic in Man and Animals; 8. Decay of Wood in Trees and Buildings; 9. Fungi Past and Present; References; Subject Index; Index of Names, Including Authors Cited

Sommario/riassunto

As Professor Christensen has made evident in his earlier books, including The Molds and Man, fungi are significantly interesting in their life-styles and in the many ways in which they affect man. Here he continues his exploration of the lives of the fungi.