Physiology and Genetics

1. Recent Developments in the Molecular Taxonomy of Fungi
Roland W.S. Weber

2.
Sordaria macrospora, a Model System for Fungal Development
Ulrich Kück, Stefanie Pöggeler, Minou Nowrousian, Nicole Nolting, Ines Engh

3. Inteins – Selfish Elements in Fungal Genomes
Skander Elleuche, Stefanie Pöggeler

4. Apoptosis in Fungal Development and Ageing
Diana Brust, Andrea Hamann, Heinz D. Osiewacz

5. Communication of Fungi on Individual, Species, Kingdom, and Above Kingdom Levels
Ursula Kües, Mónica Navarro-González

6. Yeast Killer Toxins: Fundamentals and Applications
Friedhelm Meinhardt, Roland Klassen

7. Evolutionary and Ecological Interactions of Mould and Insects
Marko Rohlfs, Monika Trienens, Ulrike Fohgrub, Frank Kempken

8. Endophytic Fungi, Occurrence and Metabolites
Daniela Weber

9. Fungal Origin of Ergoline Alkaloids Present in Dicotyledonous Plants (Convolvulaceae)
Eckhard Leistner, Ulrike Steiner

10. Secondary Metabolites of Basidiomycetes
Anja Schüffler, Timm Anke

11. Identification of Fungicide Targets in Pathogenic Fungi
Andrew J. Foster, Eckhard Thines

12. Helminth Electron Transport Inhibitors Produced by Fungi
Rokuro Masuma, Kazuro Shiomi, Satoshi Ōmura

13. Cyclic Peptides and Depsipeptides from Fungi
Heidrun Anke, Luis Antelo

14. Fungal Genome Mining and Activation of Silent Gene Clusters
Axel A. Brakhage, Sebastian Bergmann, Julia Schuemann, Kirstin Scherlach, Volker Schroeckh, Christian Hertweck

15. Non-Ribosomal Peptide Synthetases of Fungi
Katrin Eisfeld

16. Biosynthesis of Fungal Polyketides
Julia Schuemann, Christian Hertweck

17. Physiological and Molecular Aspects of Ochratoxin A Biosynthesis
Rolf Geisen, Markus Schmidt-Heydt

18. Genetic and Metabolic Engineering in Filamentous Fungi
Jochen Schmid, Ulf Stahl, Vera Meyer

Keywords: Life Sciences, Fungus Genetics, Cell Physiology, Microbiology, Applied Microbiology, Biotechnology, Plant Biochemistry