Encyclopedia Britannica reference of fungi

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General works

D.L. Hawksworth, B.C. Sutton, and G.C. Ainsworth, Ainsworth & Bisby's Dictionary of the Fungi, 7th ed. (1983), remains the standard reference for terminology and definitions;

Walter H. Snell and Esther A. Dick, A Glossary of Mycology, rev. ed. (1971), is an excellent dictionary of mycological terms;

John Ramsbottom, Mushrooms & Toadstools (1953), offers a beautifully illustrated discussion of the occurrence and activities of one group of fungi; and

Constantine J. Alexopoulos and Charles W. Mims, Introductory Mycology, 3rd ed. (1979), is an excellent text for both beginning and advanced students.

Elizabeth Moore-Landecker, Fundamentals of the Fungi, 3rd ed. (1990), is a good introduction.

Other introductions include Lilian E. Hawker, Fungi, 2nd ed. (1974); John Webster, Introduction to Fungi, 2nd ed. (1980); and J.H. Burnett, Fundamentals of Mycology, 2nd ed. (1976), somewhat difficult for the novice. Harold C. Bold, Constantine J. Alexopoulos, and Theodore Delevoryas, Morphology of Plants and Fungi, 5th ed. (1987); and C.T. Ingold, The Biology of Fungi, 5th ed. (1984), offer surveys of the subject. Frederick A. Wolf and Frederick T. Wolf, The Fungi, 2 vol. (1947, reissued 1969), discusses morphology, taxonomy, physiology, genetics, ecology, and medical and industrial mycology. Ernst Athearn Bessey, Morphology and Taxonomy of Fungi (1950, reprinted 1985), is a reference strong on phylogeny and the bibliography of classification. William D. Gray, The Relation of Fungi to Human Affairs (1959), discusses useful and destructive fungi, with emphasis on the application of mycology to industry; and D.L. Hawksworth and B.E. Kirsop (eds.), Filamentous Fungi (1988), explores applications of these fungi to biotechnology. G.C. Ainsworth and Alfred S. Sussman (eds.), The Fungi, 4 vol. in 5 (1965-73), an advanced treatise written by specialists in various fields, discusses fungi in terms of cells, the organism, populations, and classification. A large number of topics on the biology of fungi are discussed by specialists in the following collections: John E. Smith, David R. Berry, and Bjorn Kristiansen (eds.), The Filamentous Fungi, 4 vol. (1975-83); Anthony H. Rose and J. Stuart Harrison (eds.), The Yeasts, 2nd ed., 3 vol. (1987-89); and Garry T. Cole and Bryce Kendrick (eds.), Biology of Conidial Fungi, 2 vol. (1981). Questions of morphological development are covered in John E. Smith (ed.), Fungal Differentiation: A Contemporary Synthesis (1983); Paul J. Szaniszlo and James L. Harris (eds.), Fungal Dimorphism: With Emphasis on Fungi Pathogenic for Humans (1985); and G. Turian and H.R. Hohl (eds.), The Fungal Spore, Morphogenetic Controls (1981). A.H. Reginald Buller, Researches on Fungi, 7 vol. (1909-50), is a classic collection of studies on various aspects of fungi, particularly strong on spore dispersal, development, and sexual reproduction; the first six volumes were reprinted in 1958. A useful guide of laboratory procedures for studying and handling fungi is presented in Russell B. Stevens (ed.), Mycology Guidebook (1974, reprinted with corrections and index by Joseph F. Ammirati, 1981). General discussion of physiological topics include Michael O. Garraway and Robert C. Evans, Fungal Nutrition and Physiology (1984); David H. Griffin, Fungal Physiology (1981); and Ian K. Ross, Biology of the Fungi: Their Development, Regulation, and Associations (1979). For an overview of progress in modern genetics of fungi, including genetic engineering, see J.W. Bennett and Linda L. Lasure (eds.), Gene Manipulations in Fungi (1985); William E. Timberlake (ed.), Molecular Genetics of Filamentous Fungi (1985); and John F. Peberdy and Lajos Ferenczy (eds.), Fungal Protoplasts: Application in Biochemistry and Genetics (1985).

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