The Physiology of Fungal Nutrition

A comprehensive review of how nutrients enter a fungus and their fate once inside the cell. 2000 references.

D. H. Jennings (Author)

9780521038164, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 26 July 2007

640 pages, 108 b/w illus. 99 tables
22.6 x 15.1 x 3.5 cm, 0.934 kg

'A real fungal physiology text.' David Moore, Nature

The nutrition of a vegetative fungal colony can be viewed as a web of interconnected processes. In this volume, the author provides a mechanistic basis to the subject, focusing on the processes at the plasma membrane, the modulating effects of the fungal wall, and the fate of nutrients entering the fungus. The major emphasis is physiological, but biochemical and molecular biological information has also been drawn upon when appropriate, to reflect the power of a multifaceted approach and further encourage such study. A comprehensive review of what is known about the more commonly studied fungal species is complemented by information on other fungi, to provide an indication of the diversity of nutritional processes which exist in the fungal kingdom.

Introduction
1. Primary active transport
2. The relationship between membrane transport and growth
3. Walls and membranes
4. The vacuolar compartment (vacuole)
5. Carbon
6. Nitrogen
7. Phosphorus
8. Sulphur
9. Growth factors
10. Potassium and other alkali metal cations
11. Multivalent metals (required or toxic)
12. Organic acids
13. Water relations and salinity
14. Nutrient movement within the colony
Literature cited
Index.

Subject Areas: Mycology, fungi [non-medical PSQ]