The Ecology and Physiology of the Fungal Mycelium
Symposium of the British Mycological Society Held at Bath University 11–15 April 1983

This 1984 symposium volume was the first of its kind to deal specifically with the vegetative fungal mycelium.

D. H. Jennings (Edited by), A. D. M. Rayner (Edited by)

9780521106269, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 9 June 2011

582 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 3.3 cm, 0.84 kg

Originally published in 1984, this symposium volume, the first of its kind to deal specifically with the vegetative fungal mycelium, includes articles about the pattern of mycelial growth and differentiation, the functioning of mycelia (including nutrient and water uptake), mycelial variation, intermycelial interactions and recognition systems, and the establishment and distribution of mycelia in natural systems. It thus provides a detailed account of the basic body form responsible for the vegetative spread and absorption on nutrients and water. These subjects are clearly of both academic and commercial importance, since fungi make their impact on the environment as symbionts or as decay organisms through the activities of their mycelia.

Contributors
Preface
Nomenclature
1. The fungal mycelium - and historical perspective P. H. Gregory
2. Regulation of hyphal branching and hyphal orientation A. P. J. Trinci
3. Colony ontogeny in basidiomycetes G. M. Butler
4. Hyphal interactions in Schizophyllum commune: the di-mon mating T. T. Nguyen and D. J. Niderpruem
5. Hyphal fusion in Coriolus versicolor R. C. Aylmore and N. K. Todd
6. The mycelial habit and secondary metabolite production M. O. Moss
7. Water flow through mycelia D. H. Jennings
8. Morphogenesis of the Serpula lacrimans colony in relation to its functions in nature S. C. Watkinson
9. Distribution, development and functioning of mycelial cord systems of decomposer basidiomycetes of the deciduous woodland floor W. Thompson
10. The structure and function of the vegetative mycelium of mycorrhizal roots D. J. Read
11. Autecology and the mycelium of a woodland litter decomposer J. C. Frankland
12. The micro-environment of basidiomycete mycelia in temperate deciduous woodlands L. Boddy
13. Interrelationships between vegetative development and basidiocarp initiation M. Raudaskoski and M. Salonen
14. Physiology and ecology of rhythmic growth and sporulation in fungi G. Lysek
15. Senescence in Podospora anerina and its implication for genetic engineering K. Esser, U. Kück, U. Stahl and P. Tudzynski
16. The mycelial biology of Endothia parasitics. I. nuclear and cytoplasmic genes that determine morphology and virulence S. L. Anagnostakis
17. Variation and heterokaryosis in Rhizoctonia solani N. A. Anderson
18. Interspecific mycelial interactions - an overview A. D. M. Rayner and J. F. Webber
19. Mycelial development and lectin-carbohydrate interactions in nematode-trapping fungi B. Nordbring-Hertz
20. Mycelial interactions and mitochondrial inheritance in Aspergillus J. H. Croft and R. B. G. Dales
21. Inter-mycelial recognition systems in Ceratocystis ulmi: their pysiological properties and ecological importance C. M. Brasier
22. The mycelial biology of Endothia parasitica. II. vegetative incompatibility S. L. Anagnostakis
23. The biological consequences of individualistic mycelium A. D. M. Rayner, D. Coates, A. M. Ainsworth, T. J. H. Adams, E. N. D. Williams and N. K. Todd
Index of generic and specific names
Subject index.

Subject Areas: Microbiology [non-medical PSG]