Advances in Applied Microbiology, Volume 90

• 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
• Index
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