21st Century Guidebook to Fungi with CD-ROM

Fungi have their own unique cell biology and life cycle, but also play critical roles in wider biological systems. This textbook provides a comprehensive view of fungal biology, ranging in scope from the evolutionary origins of fungi and other eukaryotes more than a billion years ago, to the impact fungi have on everyday life. Bringing mycology teaching right up to date, this unique systems biology approach emphasises the interactions between fungi and other organisms to illustrate the critical roles that fungi play in every ecosystem and food web. With more than 60 colour figures, examples of computational modelling and resource boxes directing students to areas of interest online, this book gives students an appreciation of fungi both at the organism level and in the context of wider biology. A companion CD accompanying the print book features a hyperlinked version of the book and the fully integrated World of Cyberfungi website.

David Moore is a retired Reader in Genetics and Honorary Reader in the Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Manchester. He is a past President of the British Mycological Society and was Executive Editor of the international scientific journal Mycological Research for ten years. In recent years he has created the educational website www.fungi4schools.org which provides resources for UK schools, sponsored by the British Mycological Society.

Geoffrey D. Robson is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Manchester, UK. He teaches the undergraduate courses 'Microbes, Man and the Environment', 'Fungal Ecology and Biotechnology' and 'Microbial Biotechnology' and is Programme Director for the Enterprise Biotechnology Course. He is currently General Secretary of the British Mycological Society.

Anthony P. J. Trinci was Barker Professor of Cryptogamic Botany and Dean of the School of Biological Sciences, and is now Emeritus Professor at the University of Manchester. His teaching at Manchester included undergraduate courses in microbiology, mycology and biotechnology, and postgraduate level units in microbial biotechnology. He is a past President of both the Society for General Microbiology and the British Mycological Society.