Main description:

Advances in Applied Microbiology, Volume 102, the latest release in one of the most widely read and authoritative review sources in microbiology, contains comprehensive reviews of the most current research in applied microbiology. This latest release includes specific chapters on a variety of topics, most notably, Twenty-five Years of Investigating the Universal Stress Protein: Structure, function and applications, Fungal Genomes and Genotyping, Fungi in deep subsurface environments, Spore germination in pathogenic fungi, Host sensing by pathogenic fungi, Advances in the Microbial Ecology of Biohydrometallurgy, and The mycosphere and turnover of contaminants, amongst others.

Contents:

1. Twenty-Five Years of Investigating the Universal Stress Protein: Function, Structure, and Applications Amy C. Vollmer and Steven J. Bark 2. Fungal Genomes and Genotyping Ricardo Araujo and Benedita Sampaio-Maia 3. Fungi in Deep Subsurface Environments Magnus Ivarsson, Stefan Bengtson, Henrik Drake and Warren Francis 4. Spore Germination of Pathogenic Filamentous Fungi Poppy C.S. Sephton-Clark and Kerstin Voelz 5. Host Sensing by Pathogenic Fungi Sarah L. Sherrington, Pizga Kumwenda, Courtney Kousser and Rebecca A. Hall