Fungi

1st Edition, Volume 70 - May 19, 2014
Editor: Francis Martin
Language: English
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Advances in Botanical Research publishes in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics in plant sciences. Currently in its 70th volume, the series features severa… Read more

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Advances in Botanical Research publishes in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics in plant sciences. Currently in its 70th volume, the series features several reviews by recognized experts on all aspects of plant genetics, biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, physiology and ecology. This thematic volume features reviews on fungi, including pathogenic fungi, symbiotic fungi, saprotrophic fungi and population genomics.

Preface
- Fungal–Plant Interactions: A Never Ending Story of Friends and Foes
- Acknowledgement
Chapter One: Fungal Genomics: Sequencing and Annotation
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 What Is Genome Assembly, and How to Do It
- 3 What Is Annotation, and Why Do It
- 4 What to Do with the Annotation Once You've Got It
- 5 Genomics of Plant–Microbe Interactions: What's Next?
- 6 Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
Chapter Two: Exploring the Transcriptome of Mycorrhizal Interactions
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Microarrays Versus Deep Sequencing
- 3 Dual Transcriptomics of Plant–Fungus Interaction: Monitoring Both Partners at the Same Time
- 4 Combination of Transcriptomics and Microdissection
- 5 Bioinformatic Tools for RNA-Seq Data Analysis
- 6 Mycorrhizal Transcriptomes in the Genome Era
- 7 Outlook
- Acknowledgements
Chapter Three: Evolutionary and Adaptive Role of Transposable Elements in Fungal Genomes
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 TEs and Speciation in Fungi
- 3 TEs and Adaptation to Host Plant and Plant Disease Resistance
- 4 Concluding Remarks
- Acknowledgements
Chapter Four: The Genomics of Powdery Mildew Fungi: Past Achievements, Present Status and Future Prospects
- Abstract
- 1 General Introduction
- 2 Biology of Powdery Mildew Infection
- 3 Genomic Insights into the Obligate Biotrophic Lifestyle
- 4 Comparative Genomics of Powdery Mildew Isolates: Insights into Their Reproductive Mode and Their Evolutionary Origin
- 5 Powdery Mildew Effector Research in the Genomic Area
- 6 Transcriptomics of Powdery Mildew Fungi
- 7 Future Challenges in Powdery Mildew Research
- Acknowledgements
Chapter Five: Functional Genomics of Smut Fungi: From Genome Sequencing to Protein Function
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The U. maydis Genome
- 3 Effector Clusters of U. maydis
- 4 Genome Comparison of Smut Fungi
- 5 Organ Specificity in the U. maydis: Maize Interaction
- 6 Functional Effector Biology
- 7 Adaptation to the Host Environment
- 8 Summary and Future Perspectives
- Acknowledgements
Chapter Six: Advancing Knowledge on Biology of Rust Fungi Through Genomics
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Rust Fungi in the Genomics Era
- 3 Rust Transcriptomics
- 4 Rust Secretome, Effectors, and Avirulent Genes
- 5 Population Genomics: From Genomes to Landscapes
- 6 Coming Up Next in Rust Genomics
- Acknowledgements
Chapter Seven: Truffle Phylogenomics: New Insights into Truffle Evolution and Truffle Life Cycle
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Truffle Diversity and Phylogeography
- 3 Harnessing Genomes to Unravel the Black Périgord Truffle Life Cycle
- 4 Comparative Genomic in Pezizomycetes
- 5 Concluding Remarks
- Acknowledgements
Chapter Eight: The Natural Histories of Species and Their Genomes: Asymbiotic and Ectomycorrhizal Amanita Fungi
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Fungi and Their Genomes
- 3 Ecological Genomics of Asymbiotic and ECM Amanita Species
- 4 Unanswered Questions: Range Expansions and Genomic Architectures
- Acknowledgements
Chapter Nine: Genomics of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: Out of the Shadows
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Toward the Genome of Rhizophagus Irregularis DAOM197198
- 3 The Biology of Rhizophagus Irregularis from Its Gene Repertoire
- 4 Conclusion and Perspectives
- Acknowledgements
Chapter Ten: Genomes of Plant-Associated Clavicipitaceae
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Sequenced Genomes of the Clavicipitaceae
- 3 Alkaloid Gene Loci
- 4 Future Perspectives
- Acknowledgments
Chapter Eleven: Genomics, Lifestyles and Future Prospects of Wood-Decay and Litter-Decomposing Basidiomycota
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction: Plant and Soil Organic Matter
- 2 Wood and Litter Decay and Fungal Lifestyles
- 3 Fungal Enzymes in Degradation of Plant Lignocellulose Carbohydrates: Genomic View
- 4 Lignin Breakdown and Lignin-Modifying Enzymes
- 5 Phanerochaete chrysosporium and Wood Decay
- 6 Conclusions and Outlook
Chapter Twelve: Heterobasidion annosum s.l. Genomics
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Intraspecific Interactions
- 3 Hybridisation
- 4 Genomics
- 5 Genome Secrets
- 6 Future Prospects
- Acknowledgements
Chapter Thirteen: Speciation Genomics of Fungal Plant Pathogens
- Abstract
- 1 Fungal Speciation
- 2 The Genetics of Speciation: A Population Genetics Perspective
- 3 The Genomics of Speciation
- 4 Speciation in Plant Pathogenic Fungi: Examples from Genome Studies
- 5 Experimental Evolution and the Identification of “Dobzhansky–Muller Incompatibilities”: Integrating Experimental, Genomic and Transcriptomic Approaches in Model Fungi
- 6 Conclusions: Species and Species Dynamics of Fungal Plant Pathogens
- 7 Future Perspectives
- Acknowledgements
Author Index
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