Detection And Isolation Of Soil Fungi

Detection and Isolation of Soil Fungi

Although there has been remarkable progress in the detection and identification of micromycetes in recent years, we still resort to empirical methods to obtain a pure culture of a fungus from a soil sample or from an infected root. Some of these methods have been reproduced in this book, just as they were first published in journals. It is for the first time that these methods have been collected in one volume. Regardless, how empirical these methods may be, they are based on some base data which is described in the first part of the book. It can be used to develop other techniques, or for preparing new selective media. The techniques and isolation media for a given fungus are presented in the second part. The species are listed in alphabetical order. Indices are given for easy reference. This concise book is intended for all those who handle soil fungi, whether for theoretical studies or practical applications.

Pictorial Atlas of Soil and Seed Fungi

This third edition describes and illustrates more than 515 fungal species, including 49 oomycetous, 35 zygomycetous, 49 ascomycetous, 38 basidiomycetous, and 344 anamorphic species. All fungi are described alphabetically in order of Oomycota, Zygomycota, Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, and Anamorphic (Deuteromycetous) fungi. For each genus, the atlas includes type species, references, morphology, and materials. The book illustrates all fungi alongside morphologies and colonies of their fresh agar cultures or dried specimens, providing ready access to morphologically similar fungi for quick comparison. This edition also contains a bonus CD-ROM, which includes color versions of all images from the book.

Protocols for an All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory of Fungi in a Costa Rican Conservation Area