Genomics of Plants and Fungi

This volume provides technical insight on how genomics-oriented studies may be used to bring new understanding to established models of fungal development. The book helps to assess and solve problems associated with multiple copies of genes and proteins with seemingly identical functions and depicts various industrial applications. To bridge the information gap resulting from this field's explosive growth, Genomics of Plants and Fungi addresses the implementation of workflow applications with the METEOR Workflow Management System, and discusses clinical manifestations of Aspergillus infection, stunted and medusa genes, hyphal mating and fertilization, and vegetative incompatibility.

Kiichi Adachi, Ph.D. Mitsui Global Strategic Studies Institute, Tokyo, Japan Keith D. Allen, Ph.D. Department of Computational Biology, Paradigm Genetics, Inc., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, U.S.A. Michael J. Anderson, D.Phil. School of Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, England Jonathan Arnold, Ph.D. Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, U.S.A. Robert Ascenzi, Ph.D. Department of Biochemistry, BASF Plant Science L.L.C., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, U.S.A. Douglas C. Boyes, Ph.D. Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Paradigm Genetics, Inc., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, U.S.A. Jayne L. Brookman, Ph.D. Research Division of Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, England Robert L. Burnap, Ph.D. Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S.A. Huey-wen Chuang, Ph.D. Department of Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, U.S.A. John C. Cushman, Ph.D. Department of Biochemistry, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, Nevada, U.S.A. Keith R. Davis, Ph.D. Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Paradigm Genetics, Inc., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, U.S.A. David W. Denning, F.R.C.P., F.R.C.Path. Section of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, University of Manchester, and Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, England Todd M. DeZwaan, Ph.D. Department of Assay Development, Paradigm Genetics, Inc., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, U.S.A. Manuel Duval, Ph.D. Department of Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, U.S.A. Reinhard Fischer, Ph.D. Department of Biochemistry, Max-Planck-Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology and Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany David Hall, Ph.D. Research Computer Division, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, U.S.A. Lisbeth Hamer, Ph.D. Department of Microbiology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A. Erwin Heberle-Bors, Ph.D. Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Vienna Biocenter, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria Tzung-Fu Hsieh, Ph.D. Department of Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, U.S.A. Susanne Kjemtrup, Ph.D. Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Paradigm Genetics, Inc., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, U.S.A. Andreas Kloti, Ph.D. Technology Transfer Office, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland Krzysztof J. Kochut, Ph.D. Department of Computer Science, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, U.S.A. Csaba Koncz, Ph.D. Department of Plant Development Biology, Max-Planck-Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany Christian P. Kubicek, Ph.D. Institute for Chemical Engineering, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria Ursula Kues, Ph.D. ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, and Institute for Forest Botany, Georg-August-University Gottingen, Gottingen, Germany Sanjoy Mahanty, Ph.D. Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, U.S.A. George A. Marzluf, Ph.D. Department of Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A. Balazs Melikant, M.Sc. Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Vienna Biocenter, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria John A. Miller, Ph.D. Department of Computer Science, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, U.S.A. Bradley L. Postier, B.S. Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S.A. Lakshman Ramamurthy, Ph.D. Department of Bioinformatics, Glaxo-SmithKline, Inc., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, U.S.A. Mulpuri V. Rao, Ph.D. Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Paradigm Genetics, Inc., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, U.S.A. Amit P. Sheth, Ph.D. Department of Computer Science, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, U.S.A. Laszlo Szabados, Ph.D. Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Center, Szeged, Hungary Matthew M. Tanzer, Ph.D. Department of Biochemistry, Paradigm Genetics, Inc., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, U.S.A. Terry L. Thomas, Ph.D. Department of Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, U.S.A. Michael J. Weise, Ph.D. Life Sciences Scientific Services, Accelys, Inc., San Diego, California, U.S.A. Cathal Wilson, Ph.D. Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Vienna Biocenter, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria