Advances in Applied Microbiology

Chapter One. Sugar Catabolism in Aspergillus and Other Fungi Related to the Utilization of Plant Biomass

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Composition of Plant Biomass
• 3. Fungal Growth on Plant Biomass
• 4. Aspergillus as a Plant Biomass Degrader
• 5. Fungal Sugar Catabolism
• 6. Conclusions

Chapter Two. The Evolution of Fungicide Resistance

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Fungicide Resistance: The Evolutionary Context
• 3. Fungicide Use on Cereals in Europe
• 4. Mechanisms of Resistance to Single-Site Inhibitors
• 5. Case Histories
• 6. Predictability of Resistance Evolution
• 7. Estimating Resistance Risk
• 8. Implications for Resistance Management
• 9. Conclusions

Chapter Three. Genetic Control of Asexual Development in Aspergillus fumigatus

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Central Regulatory Pathway of Conidiation
• 3. The Roles of the Velvet Regulators in Conidiation
• 4. FluG and FLBs Govern Upstream Activation of Conidiation
• 5. Heterotrimeric G-protein Signaling Indirectly Controls Conidiation
• 6. Light and Conidiation
• 7. Conclusions and Prospects

Chapter Four. Escherichia coli ST131: The Quintessential Example of an International Multiresistant High-Risk Clone

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Extraintestinal Pathogenic E. coli
• 3. Expanded-Spectrum β-Lactamases
• 4. OXA-48-like β-Lactamases
• 5. International Multiresistant High-Risk Clones
• 6. Escherichia coli ST131
• 7. Rapid Methods for the Detection of E. coli ST131
• 8. Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry
• 9. Summary

Chapter Five. Colonization Factors of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Pilus and Pilus-Related Colonization Factors
• 3. Nonpilus Adhesins
• 4. Regulation of Pilus Expression
• 5. Conclusions